By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED October 27, 2022 3:50pmET
Public Order Emergency Commission
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique is testifying on the force's response to the occupation of Ottawa and blockade of Windsor's Ambassador Bridge.
WATCH: U.S. Secretary of State visits Ottawa
"Canada is making extraordinary contributions every single day particularly as we see with the Russian aggression against Ukraine," says U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken when asked about Canada's defence spending at a news conference with Foreign Affairs Minister Joly.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/4mW7laBBDO
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hold a joint news conference:
Blinken also has a meeting scheduled on Parliament Hill with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In the House
Watch question period:
Bill C-31, the government's bill on dental care and the one-time rental housing benefit, returns for report-stage debate.
In Committee
CSIS officials, the House of Commons interim law clerk, National Capital Commission officials, Ottawa's acting deputy chief Trish Ferguson, and Larry Brookson, acting head of the Parliamentary Protective Service, all go before the procedure committee for questions on security jurisdiction on the streets within the parliamentary precinct. 11am ET / 8am PT
Meanwhile, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, city manager Steve Kanellakos, city councillor Mathieu Fleury, and ead of emergency services Kim Ayotte go before the special joint committee investigating the federal emergency declaration. 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
WATCH: Survivors from the LGBT Purge discuss recommendations for a more inclusive workplace
On Parliament Hill, representatives from the LGBT Purge Fund commemorate the 30th anniversary of their court challenge to the federal government’s policy of discrimination toward LGBT people in the public service. They discuss their report on the state of inclusion in the federal workplace and recommendations for improvement.
Taking part in the news conference are board members Michelle Douglas and Martine Roy, who were plaintiffs in the 2016 class-action lawsuit against the federal government, and their lawyer Doug Elliott.
WATCH: Senate agriculture committee releases report on B.C. floods
Members of the Senate agriculture committee hold a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss the findings of their study on the impact of the floods that took place in British Columbia in 2021.
The committee also examined the response from the federal and provincial governments. Hearings on the study concluded in June 2022.
Speaking with reporters are Robert Black and Paula Simon, the chair and deputy chair of the committee.
B.C.'s Fraser Valley was hit by extreme flooding over several weeks in mid-November 2021 that caused extensive damage to the province's agriculture industry.
