Cpac Today In Politics

Hundreds of bodies are found in unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan; Erin O’Toole denounces the movement to cancel Canada Day; And as this session of Parliament comes to an end, election speculation continues to increase.

The Prime Minister accuses the Conservatives of using procedural tactics to delay votes; The Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman says he’s often impeded by military and defence department officials; And China calls on the UN to investigate Canada for crimes against Indigenous people.

The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada is admonished by the Speaker of the House; The government announces adjustments to border measures; And a parliamentary committee probing sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces adjourns without producing a final report.

The government prepares to announce the loosening of some travel restrictions; Canada reaches a vaccine milestone; And the government aims to pass key pieces of legislation in the final sitting days before the summer break.

A Conservative motion urges the House of Commons to formally censure the Defence Minister; Chrystia Freeland fires back at comments made by Green Party Leader Annamie Paul; And the current estimates for the Centre Block renovation on Parliament Hill put the cost as high as $5 billion.

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul considers her next steps after being threatened with a non-confidence vote; MPs pass a Bloc Québécois motion acknowledging Quebec’s right to change the Constitution; And Harjit Sajjan faces more calls for his resignation.

There are reports that we could soon hear an announcement on easing travel restrictions; The Conservatives demand that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan be fired; The Green Party federal council votes on whether to begin the process that could remove Annamie Paul as leader.

The military’s second-in-command resigns after going golfing with Jonathan Vance; Ontario invokes the notwithstanding clause over election spending; Business leaders call for the Canada-U.S. border to reopen.

The Prime Minister looks to other world leaders for support as China continues to detain two Canadians; Canada is expecting an influx of vaccines as questions remain about how effective they will be against COVID variants; And senior military leaders play golf with the former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance.

New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin crosses the floor from the Greens to the Liberals; The ethics committee calls for tougher conflict of interest rules and government contract policies in the wake of the WE Charity scandal; And discussions continue over when to reopen the Canada-US border.

The government moves toward relaxing restrictions on fully-vaccinated travellers; A settlement is reached with some residential school survivors; And Justin Trudeau prepares to meet counterparts from around the world at this weekend’s G7 summit.

Federal leaders label the attack in London, Ontario an act of terror; Jagmeet Singh fights back against those that say events like this don’t happen in Canada; And Canada will ease restrictions at the border for fully-vaccinated travellers, but the Prime Minister won't say when.

Reaction to a suspected hate crime in London, Ontario; Jason Kenney apologizes as the former leader of the Wildrose Party calls on him to resign; And the government considers plans for the return of international tourists.

The Pope expresses pain, but offers no apology for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential schools; The Prime Minister says Ontario’s Premier is trying to deflect criticism of his province’s response to the pandemic; And Erin O'Toole says Canada should push for the Olympics to be moved from China.

The federal government releases its action plan on the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; The NDP calls on the government to drop its legal battle against First Nations children and survivors; And Quebec moves up the timeline for administering second doses of COVID vaccines.

The Liberals blast Erin O’Toole for allowing a free vote on an abortion bill; Marc Garneau says Canada is not ready to open the border with the U.S.; Ontario puts an end to hope that school might be back in session before summer.

The House of Commons holds a special debate on the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in British Columbia; Green Party MPs are at odds with their leader on the Israel-Palestine conflict; And the Department of National Defence says officials accept “in principle” all recommendations in a review of the military justice system.

The Prime Minister says Canada cannot hide from the truth of what happened at residential schools; Vaccination rates increase, but Canada still faces risk; And Air Canada gave executives bonuses while negotiating with the federal government for support.

Political leaders react to the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school; Optimism increases about Canada’s vaccination program; And the Foreign Affairs Minister reiterates Canada’s support for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

Justin Trudeau supports the U.S. President’s call to investigate the origin of COVID-19; Jagmeet Singh apologizes after a video shows him breaking COVID guidelines; And how do vaccination rates stack up against the aggressive reopening plans in some provinces?