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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory early Monday in a parliamentary election after results from …
Read More »Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer takes aim at Liberal accounting, but says budget sustainable
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Days before MPs are set to cast their vote on the Liberal budget, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Jason Jacques is calling the government’s accounting into question, …
Read More »Greenland’s Demokraatit wins parliamentary election amid Trump threat
Greenland’s pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday’s closely watched parliamentary election that was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the island. Demokraatit secured 29.9 per cent of the votes with all ballots counted, up from 9.1 per cent in 2021, ahead …
Read More »Future leaders immersing themselves in parliamentary process – Winnipeg
Spending the week drafting, tabling, and debating legislation may not be how many of us would choose to spend our winter break, but for a group of nearly 80 high-school and post-secondary students, they wouldn’t choose to be anywhere else, as the 102nd sitting of the Youth Parliament of Manitoba …
Read More »Google offers 2 top executives to testify at parliamentary committee
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 18, 2023 9:56 am Updated March 18, 2023 9:57 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Google says it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee. In a statement, the company says it aims to …
Read More »Doug Ford can likely invoke parliamentary privilege to avoid the Emergencies Act inquiry. Should he?
Doug Ford may be on solid legal footing as he seeks to invoke parliamentary privilege and avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act commission — but some experts question whether the Ontario premier is abusing the tactic. “He’s using it in such a powerful way that it’s basically using parliamentary privilege almost as a sword,” …
Read More »Liberals put inflation help, disability benefit at top of fall parliamentary agenda
The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada’s most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today. Many will be watching to see if sparks fly between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Those hoping for that first showdown will have …
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