Why has Parliament's work been paralyzed for more than a week?
Oct 9, 2024 · The Conservatives are trying to force the government to release all documents related to the now-defunct Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federally funded arm's-length body...
Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of
Oct 4, 2024 · OTTAWA — The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that’s the result of Liberal...
Canadian government forces rail lockout to end | CNN Business
Aug 22, 2024 · The Canadian government stepped in Thursday afternoon to end a shutdown of the nation’s two major freight railroads less than 17 hours after it started, ordering binding arbitration to end the...
Feds’ order to end rail shutdown ‘unprecedented,’ labour tribunal …
Oct 22, 2024 · MONTREAL — The federal government’s directive to end the countrywide rail shutdown in August marked an “unprecedented” move, says Canada’s labour tribunal, signalling a stauncher approach to disputes that rarely see direct intervention from cabinet.
Parliament on pause over docs debate | CTV News
Oct 3, 2024 · Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent...
Government appears to have violated House powers, Speaker …
Sep 27, 2024 · OTTAWA — House Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that the government appears to have violated the vast powers of the Commons when it failed to surrender records on the so-called “green slush fund” so...
Canada is barrelling towards a massive rail shutdown. Leaders …
Aug 21, 2024 · Canada's two main railway companies say they will start locking out workers Thursday if a deal is not reached, while the union says it is ready to call a strike for that day.
News updates from August 22: Canada ends railway shutdown; …
Aug 22, 2024 · Canada’s federal government ordered its two largest railways to enter binding arbitration with its workers’ union, swiftly ending a shutdown that business groups warned would have...
Five reasons why Canada's 'shutdown' is a big deal - BBC
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure from all sides. At the forefront is a conflict first sparked over indigenous opposition to a natural gas pipeline project, that has...
Canada's freight trains will roll again after labor lockouts | AP News
Aug 23, 2024 · TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two largest railroads are expected to soon start rolling their trains again after the government intervened to end a shutdown that arose from a labor dispute.