As the House readies itself for the yearly Remembrance Day hiatus – a week-long constituency break timed to allow MPs to attend November 11 events in their respective ridings – the only item of government business on the to-do list is Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s proposed changes to Canada’s pension plan, which is currently undergoing vigorous second-reading debate.
Before the Chamber shuts down for the weekend, MPs will also get their first opportunity to speak out on Conservative MP Kerry Diotte’s pitch to designate May 18 as Crimean Tatar Deportation Memorial Day, and to recognize the 1944 “Sürgünlik” as “an act …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
