iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Jun 23, 2021 6:07pm The entrance to the Senate building in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
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We begin with the Red Chamber where Senators voted on Wednesday to extend their sitting hours beyond this week before they rise for the summer so they can hold final votes on two of the government’s priority bills. Senators will now sit next Monday and Tuesday with extended hours. Earlier this month, Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez presented those bills: the Budget Implementation Act (C-30), the conversion-therapy ban (C-6), the bill to modernize the Broadcasting Act (C-10), and the net-zero-emissions bill (C-12). Janet Silver repo
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It was a rare sighting for the countryâs largest housing market last month as property sales and prices fell amid signs that prospective buyers could be tapped out. Granted, the average price is still north of $1 million and not too far off from the record set in March. But when sales fall sequentially across all home categories, it forces a double-take. âWe may be starting to exhaust the pool of potential buyers within the existing GTA population,â according to the local real estate boardâs president.