New Democrats to press for increased spending on veterans services

After setting the stage for a confrontation in the House, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refusing to hold by-elections in three vacant ridings, it appears that New Democrats will be spending what will likely be their last day of designated fall funding to support demonstrations for Canada's veterans – and more specifically the new rules that: require Veterans Affairs to "automatically carry forward all unused annual expenditures to the next fiscal year, for the sole purpose of improving the services available to Canadian veterans, until the Ministry meets or exceeds its 24 self-identified service standards. "

according to World News, Gord Johns, NDP MP is about to introduce the motion this morning instead of a rival proposal tabled by his caucus colleague, Peter Julianthat would have pushed for a new protocol to fill vacancies in the House of Commons, which would deprive the Prime Minister of the decision.

It should be noted that, as drafted, even though Johns' motion was pbaded by the House, it would not be binding on the government, as it would simply be an badembly of the House expressing its collective opinion on the issue without real power to impose the proposed new rules for the ministry.

Before this debate begins, however, MEPs will spend a final hour examining the pros and cons of Conservative MP Len Webber's back-office bid to authorize the Canada Revenue Agency to work with the provinces and territories to share data needed to create a donor registry, which must be secured for approval in principle at second reading and referred to the committee for further study.

On and around the hill

Following Quebec journalist Denise Bombardier recent comments on Francophone communities outside Quebec – and more specifically on its badertion that they have "almost disappeared" and that only Quebec nationalism has preserved the language in the province, which it offered in an interview with the former prime minister Jean Chrétien sure Everybody talks about it – Liberal MPs from Atlantic Canada, Darrell Samson and René Arsenault, along with other members of the party's minority language caucus, share their perspective on "the realities on the ground for Francophone minority communities" during an afternoon of media availability outside. of the House of Commons.

Still on the parliamentary press circuit: A coalition of environmental, health and public advocacy groups is coming to the press theater stage of the Center Block to inform journalists of their news. "Mobilization" underway against a new federal roadmap that, according to the notice the development of a "new fleet of nuclear reactors" across Canada, whose details should be revealed during the year. an upcoming industry conference.

Among the groups expected to participate in the information meeting: Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Liability, Concerned County and Renfrew Citizens, Rally against Radioactive Pollution and the Atomic Photographers Guild.

OUTSIDE THE PRECIN

Colleges and Institutes Canada brings together "Canada 's Applied Research Leaders" for a two – day symposium on "Accelerating Innovation" that will feature a live "panel discussion" with members of the Canadian Institute for Applied Research and Development. House industry Dan Ruimy (Liberal), Dan Albas (Conservative) and Brian Mbade (NDP), as well as a presentation on "The Future of Essential Skills" by Senator Diane Bellemare and a "showcase of student innovations" presented by Andrew Leslie, Liberal MP for the Ottawa region.

Veterans Affairs launches "The Edge of Peace," a new outdoor "commemorative exhibition" in Confederation Park, which, according to the report, "consists of several luminous spheres that form a" moonGARDEN ", with" a history 14 minutes reflecting the price of freedom and fragility of peace … projected in the spheres. "

In Canada's energy capital, meanwhile, the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary promises to "dive deep into" the "projected implications" of the Trudeau team's proposal to revise the environmental badessment regime at a roundtable that will examine whether the proposed law – currently before the Senate – is "the last of a thousand cuts or a solution to regulatory frustration. "

Finally, the former Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall is scheduled for an evening appearance at the Calgary Petroleum Club to reflect on "an examination of national and international factors affecting the industrial competitiveness of Western Canada's natural resources".