US EditionMacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives 'get out of the way'
MacKinnon says Conservatives must allow MPs to vote on bills including bail reform and protections against intimate-partner violence to pass the crime agenda.
- Steven MacKinnon said Monday a minority Parliament can function if Pierre Poilievre agrees to 'get out of the way,' adding `There is no way that plan should not receive the approval of this Parliament. There is a majority in that room for that plan`.
- Conservative MPs oppose the government's hate-speech bill, criticised by faith groups, and Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party, has put on notice the Canadian Sovereignty Act to scrap Liberal environmental policies.
- MacKinnon named specific justice measures, urging Conservatives to help quickly pass bail reform, intimate-partner-violence protections and sexual 'deepfake' images legislation in the most ambitious crime agenda in a generation.
- Pierre Poilievre shared online Saturday a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney offering cooperation on crime and trade while Carney is not expected in question period Monday and will meet Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May warned Monday that the budget implementation act omnibus bill needs proper study, saying, `The committee to study it is designated as the finance committee, but there are many sections in here that should go to other committees for proper study.
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House Leader MacKinnon Says Liberals Prioritizing Affordability, Crime Bills as Parliament Returns
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the Liberal government will push legislation aimed at improving affordability for Canadians and strengthening the criminal justice system as MPs return to Parliament after the holiday break. During a press conference on Jan. 26 to discuss his government’s agenda in the coming weeks, MacKinnon requested support from the Conservative Party to pass several bills in the minority Parliament, including Bil…
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MacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives 'get out of the way'
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills — if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to "get out of the way."
MacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives ‘get out of the way’
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills -- if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to “get out of the way.”
Liberals and Conservatives vote to prioritize bail bill over study on controversial hate crimes law
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament on the House of Commons’ justice committee voted Monday in favour of pausing work on a controversial government hate crimes bill, to instead turn attention to the Liberals’ bail reform package. The move comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney sets his sights on seeing his suite of criminal reforms passed as Parliament resumes, with Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledging that his MPs stand ready to he…
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