House of Commons Rises After Tumultuous Fall Sitting, Begins Six-Week Winter Break
Published on December 16, 2023
The House of Commons has wrapped up its work for 2023 after an intense fall sitting, with MPs returning to their ridings for a six-week holiday break. A gun-control bill that enshrines a handgun freeze, and a bill that lifts GST charges off rental developments and amends the country’s competition law, both crossed the finish line in Parliament this week. The minority Liberal government also passed a suite of bail reforms, launched a dental-care program demanded by the NDP, and concluded its standoff with Google, which agreed to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year in compliance with the Online News Act....