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The Conservatives won a procedural fight in Ottawa Tuesday, seeing House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus deeming Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic update implementation legislation as 'omnibus' and ordering it to be split up for votes.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be tabling an omnibus bill to pass measures she promised in last week's fall economic statement. Missing from the package are the government's promised plans to crack down on short-term rentals, while the Liberal promise to double the carbon tax rural rebate top-up, is included.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be tabling an omnibus bill to pass measures she promised in last week's fall economic statement. Missing from the package are the government's promised plans to crack down on short-term rentals, while the Liberal promise to double the carbon tax rural rebate top-up, is included.
iPolitics By Catharine Fulton. Published on Apr 10, 2021 12:15pm The West Block of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) I hope you’ve been doing your stretches and staying hydrated, because we’re headed into a five-week marathon of House activity. The Liberals and New Democrats are huddled virtually for their conventions this weekend, so everyone should be returning to the Hill pumped up on policy and raring to go. Here are a few pieces of policy and politicking to look out for in the week ahead. With one week to go until the federal budget i...