By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED November 1, 2022 4:13pmET
Public Order Emergency Commission
Chris Barber, Brigitte Belton, and Steeve Charland are on today's witness list as the Emergencies Act inquiry begins hearing from protest leaders and organizers.
PM: Ontario bill to prevent education worker strike is "wrong"
Here's what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters this morning in response to Ontario's legislation to prevent a strike and force a new collective agreement with some 55,000 education workers across the province.
“Using the notwithstanding clause to suspend workers’ rights is wrong,” PM Trudeau responds when asked by reporters about the Ontario government’s use of the constitutional provision to prevent legal challenge of its back-to-work bill for education workers.#cdnpoli | #onpoli pic.twitter.com/4Gv3fWjlmc
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) November 1, 2022
In the House
Watch question period:
The Conservatives have an opposition day in the House of Commons demanding the Auditor General examine the cost of the ArriveCAN app:
That, given that, (i) the cost of government is driving up the cost of living, (ii) the Parliamentary Budget Officer states that 40% of new spending is not related to COVID-19, (iii) Canadians are now paying higher prices and higher interest rates as a result, (iv) it is more important than ever for the government to respect taxpayer dollars and eliminate wasteful spending,
the House call on the Auditor General of Canada to conduct a performance audit, including the payments, contracts and sub-contracts for all aspects of the ArriveCAN app, and to prioritize this investigation.
Bill S-227 is debated again at second-reading stage.
In Committee
Elections Canada, CSIS, and CSE officials brief the procedure committee on foreign interference in Canadian elections. 11am ET / 8am PT
The trade committee hears testimony on the Canadian effects of the United States Inflation Reduction Act. 11am ET / 8am PT
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem testifies at the Senate banking committee. 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
WATCH: Government house leader announces agreement on committee study of fired scientists
Government House leader Mark Holland speaks with reporters to provide an update on the ad hoc committee of MPs that will review documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in January 2021.
The committee will have access to national security documents regarding the scientists' termination from the Winnipeg laboratory.
WATCH: Federal immigration minister discusses latest immigration targets
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters in Toronto about federal government’s new immigration levels plan for 2023-2025 and efforts to address labour market shortages.
He is joined by Liberal MPs Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport) and Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East–Cooksville), as well as Sean Strickland (executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Union), Robert Kucheran (general vice- president (Canada) of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades) and Bruno Mandic (business manager and secretary treasurer of the IUPAT District Council 46).
WATCH: Federal correctional investigator discusses annual report
Ivan Zinger, Canada’s correctional investigator, holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss issues raised in his 2021-22 annual report.
WATCH: NDP MP on plan to stop interference in RCMP investigations
NDP public safety critic Alistair MacGregor announces his plan to address allegations of political interference in RCMP investigations and to set clear measures to prevent interference in the future.
MacGregor is the lone NDP MP on the House public safety committee, which is examining whether former public safety minister Bill Blair and the Prime Minister's Office exerted political pressure on RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release details about the investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.
