Canadian House of Commons
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Mining companies threatened me: Ex-Argentine minister...who objected to the government's efforts to clean up mining operations in that country. Testifying by video hook-up at hearings of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, Romina Picolotti said foreign mining companies stood out... In this article: Argentina, Ottawa, Business operations, and House of Commons |
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BBC News | 1 day ago
MPs seek increased Commons power
...from the government to restore people's faith in politics, says a committee set up in the wake of the expenses scandal. The cross-party House of Commons Reform Committee warns Parliament is "in crisis" following the scandal and should be...
In this article: House of Commons and Democracy
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National Post | 1 day ago
Military halted detainee transfers several times over mistreatment fears
...continued to press the government to call a public inquiry into allegations first made last week by diplomat Richard Colvin who told a House of Commons committee that almost all those captured by Canadians in 2006 and in early 2007 were...
In this article: Detainee, Allegation, House of Commons, Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Afghanistan, and Canada
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thestar.com | 2 days ago
Canadian mining firms face abuse allegations
...mining companies overseas. Conservatives have vowed to kill the bill, which is opposed by Canada's mining industry. MPs are debating it in a House of Commons committee this week. (Nov. 22, 2009) PAWEL DWULIT FOR THE TORONTO STAR Number...
In this article: Allegation, Stockwell Day, Canada, House of Commons, TSX, Ottawa, and United Nations
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Wait for full story on torture case, asks Ottawa
Tonda McCharles Ottawa Bureau Richard Colvin, right, testifies beside lawyer Lori Bokenfohr at a House of Commons committee on prisoner abuse on Nov. 18, 2009. SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-The federal government changed...
In this article: Detainee, Allegation, House of Commons, Peter MacKay, and Ottawa
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Reuters | 4 days ago
Canada minister to meet Abitibibowater on pensions
"The federal finance minister has agreed to meet with both parties," Ted Menzies, parliamentary secretary to the minister, told the House of Commons on Friday. He was responding to a question from New Democrat lawmaker John...
In this article: Jim Flaherty, Ted Menzies, John Rafferty, AbitibiBowater, and House of Commons
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Canadian officials discussed torture in 2006
Richard Colvin, right, testifies beside lawyer Lori Bokenfohr at a House of Commons committee on prisoner abuse on Nov. 18, 2009. OTTAWA - Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the...
In this article: Asadullah Khalid, House of Commons, Kandahar, Stephen Harper, Allegation, Maxime Bernier, Ottawa, Taliban, and Hamid Karzai
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Canada turned blind eye to Afghan abuses: diplomat
...risk of torture, they continued to order military police in the field to hand our detainees to the NDS," he said in testimony to a House of Commons committee on Afghanistan. Colvin's comments come at a sensitive time. So far 133 Canadian...
In this article: Detainee, Canada, Allegation, Ottawa, Afghanistan, Kandahar, House of Commons, and Taliban
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Canada ignored torture warnings: Diplomat
...cables, extreme temperatures, knives and sexual abuse. Colvin made the allegations while testifying today before a special House of Commons committee on Afghanistan. Warnings first delivered in spring 2006 were ignored by senior...
In this article: Detainee, Allegation, House of Commons, Canada, Afghanistan, NATO, and Kandahar
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Parliamentary restaurant to serve seal meat
...conclude quite quickly it's not edible." Whether it be seal flipper, brain or heart that is turned into scallopini or stir fry by House of Commons executive chef Judson Simpson, the decision is sure to attract protest. For months, People...
In this article: European Union, Harp Seal, Stephen Harper, Canada, House of Commons, Mac Harb, World Trade Organization, and Michaelle Jean
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Media praised for expenses scoop
...without a free press. Lady Buscombe said the coverage revealed "a dysfunctional democracy". She said that, given the fact "the House of Commons appears almost entirely to have forgotten what they are there for... it is vital that the press...
In this article: Baroness Buscombe, Injunction, House of Commons, Democracy, Iraq War, BBC Radio 4, and Stansted, Essex
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The House of Commons (Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members, who are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected for limited terms, holding office until Parliament is dissolved, up to five years after the last election, but historically four or fewer years after. Each member is elected by, and represents, one of the country's electoral districts, which are colloquially known as ridings.
The House of Commons was established in 1867, when the British North America Act 1867 created the Dominion of Canada, and was modelled on the British House of Commons. The "lower" of the two houses making up the parliament, the House of Commons in practice holds far more power than the upper house, the Senate. Although the approval of both Houses is necessary for legislation, the Senate very rarely rejects bills passed by the Commons (though the Senate does occasionally amend bills). Moreover, the Government of Canada is responsible solely to the House of Commons through a system of responsible government. The Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of the Lower House.
The Canadian House of Commons chamber is located in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario.
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- Canadian House of Commons
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