Ottawa Report

On The Horizon

Summer Recess on the Horizon—Could There Be a Cabinet Reshuffling? With the passing of the Budget Implementation Bill from the House of Common on Thursday, June 8, it need only…

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Recreation Facility Improvement in Manitoba

On June 6, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor, and Darrel Curé, Reeve of the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, announced…

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Legislation

Upcoming debates: Monday, June 12: Commencing second reading debate of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Bail Reform) and third reading of Bill C-35, Canada Early Learning and Child Care…

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Government Responds to Order Paper Question on Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Energy Retrofits

The Government tabled their response on June 8 to a House of Commons Order Paper Question from NDP Infrastructure and Communities Critic MP Bonita Zarrillo. The question was structured in four parts…

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CPWA Board of Directors Concludes Successful Ottawa Hill Days

The CPWA Board of Directors concluded a successful annual visit to Ottawa on June 7–9 for a board meeting and meetings with government officials. This year included meetings with: Federation…

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Raging Wildfires Impacting Infrastructure Across Canada

Widespread wildfires ravaging swaths of Canadian forest have been described by authorities as part of a “devastating” wildfire season that could become the worst the country has ever seen, threatening…

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On the Horizon

Final Stretch of the House On Monday, May 29th, the House returned to sit for four consecutive weeks before the summer break. There are two bills, Bill C-9 (An Act…

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Federal-Newfoundland and Labrador invest in St. John’s and Mount Pearl

On June 2, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, the Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador,…

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Electrification of Cochrane Town’s Transit Fleet

On June, 1, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, His Worship Jeff Genung, Mayor of Cochrane, and Josipa Petrunić, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research…

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LaSalle Causeway’s Bascule Bridge Construction Contract Awarded

On June 1, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a construction contract valued at $8,754,110 (including taxes) to Landform…

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