MPs return for break with debate set on key legislation and new bill on the table
The 243-page bill would set one-year project timelines, pre-approve some zones and change strike powers as MPs shift it to special committee study.
- Parliamentarians returned to Ottawa on Monday as debate resumes on Bill C-39, the government's 243-page economic legislation proposing one-year project timelines, "national interest" zones, and expanded ministerial powers in labour disputes.
- Labour groups, including the Canadian Labour Congress, oppose the proposed regulations, with President Bea Bruske stating The International Trade Union Confederation warns they are "highly likely to violate" international labour obligations.
- Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assembly, warned the government against "abusing" majority powers, potentially limiting mandatory consultation with First Nations. Separately, Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound introduced defence procurement legislation on Friday.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion calling for Canada to produce 1 million barrels of diesel per day amid high fuel prices, while urging a strategic energy reserve and extended fuel excise tax exemption until July 1, 2027.
- Poilievre argued Canada should join allies by releasing 100 million barrels of oil, noting The International Energy Agency stipulates member nations maintain a 90-day supply, yet Canada remains the only G7 country without such a reserve.
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Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa on Monday, and Bill C-39 on the economy and labour relations will be discussed.
Members of the House of Commons are back in Ottawa on Monday, where debate is to continue on the imposing 243-page Liberal government bill on the economy and labour relations.
MPs return for break with debate set on key legislation and a new bill on the table
Parliamentarians are back in Ottawa where debate is set to continue on the government's 243-page economic and labour bill, with plans to introduce legislation focused on national defence and security procurement.
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MPs return for break with debate set on key legislation and new bill on the table
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are back in Ottawa where debate is set to continue on the government's 243-page economic and labour bill, with plans to introduce legislation focused on national defence
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