Close X
Sunday, October 6, 2024
ADVT 
National

Today on the Hill: Mayors, councillors wrap annual lobbying effort

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Nov, 2014 11:10 AM

    OTTAWA — Municipal leaders wind up their annual advocacy trip to Parliament Hill today, after three days of lobbying their federal counterparts.

    Mayor and councillors have been meeting federal politicians to discuss local issues ranging from infrastructure needs to public safety.

    A speech from deputy Liberal leader Ralph Goodale is one of the last items on their agenda.

    Other events and developments on and around Parliament Hill today:

    — The military will offer a briefing on Canadian combat operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant;

    — Health Minister Rona Ambrose goes before the Commons health committee to talk about the Canadian Food Inspection Agency;

    — Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien testifies before the Commons legal affairs committee on Bill C-13, the cyberbullying bill;

    — Three Liberal-appointed senators — James Cowan, Lillian Dyck and Serge Joyal — discuss the Harper government's refusal to establish an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal woman and girls;

    — Statistics Canada releases wholesale trade figures for September.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Two University of Ottawa hockey players charged with sex assault

    Two University of Ottawa hockey players charged with sex assault
    Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., have charged two University of Ottawa hockey players in connection with a sexual assault that took place when the team was in the city for a game in February.

    Two University of Ottawa hockey players charged with sex assault

    Canada's inflation rate lower in July at 2.1 per cent, down from June

    Canada's inflation rate lower in July at 2.1 per cent, down from June
    Tame inflation, but robust retail sales sent conflicting signals Friday about the Canadian economy, economists say.

    Canada's inflation rate lower in July at 2.1 per cent, down from June

    Harper's comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 'outrageous': Wynne

    Harper's comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 'outrageous': Wynne
    Ontario's premier says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is wrong in saying that police investigations are the best way to deal with crimes involving missing and murdered aboriginal women.

    Harper's comments on missing and murdered aboriginal women 'outrageous': Wynne

    TV industry watchdog says 'pick-and-pay' model would hurt economy, cost jobs

    TV industry watchdog says 'pick-and-pay' model would hurt economy, cost jobs
    A watchdog group says some local TV stations could close and more than 30,000 people could lose their jobs if Canada's broadcast regulator adopts changes it wants Canadians to consider.

    TV industry watchdog says 'pick-and-pay' model would hurt economy, cost jobs

    Sentencing resumes for Winnipeg man who kidnapped kids, hid them in Mexico

    Sentencing resumes for Winnipeg man who kidnapped kids, hid them in Mexico
    A judge has reserved his decision to Sept. 11 in the sentencing of a Winnipeg man who kidnapped his children and hid them in Mexico for four years.

    Sentencing resumes for Winnipeg man who kidnapped kids, hid them in Mexico

    Lac-Megantic criminal probe leads Quebec police to MMA chairman's U.S. office

    Lac-Megantic criminal probe leads Quebec police to MMA chairman's U.S. office
    Quebec police investigating the Lac-Megantic train disaster say they've visited the United States four times to seize documents and to interview witnesses — including railway boss Ed Burkhardt.

    Lac-Megantic criminal probe leads Quebec police to MMA chairman's U.S. office