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21 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Haircut condition: obviously overdue

Weather condition: soupy, squinty

Parliament condition: pre-summer partisan push Image
Am in the chamber for the first time in a while and I see about 20 Tories (incl @CandiceBergenMP), two NDP (incl @LeahGazan), a few Bloc and I believe three Liberals.
And buddies @rachaiello @journo_dale (the latter of whom I convinced lives inside this press bannister)
A question was sent to a minister and either they didn’t unmute or it wasn’t clear who would speak, and some Tory MPs starting cooing “whooo, whooo, whooo” 🦉 (This frequently happens but I had never heard the cooing on video.)
umm an MP is eating during QP. What?

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24 Jun
Thread: Here is what the TRC reports from 2015 documented about the former Marieval Indian Residential School on Cowessess First Nation, known as the Grayson school.
I simply took screenshots I took of all mentions that came up in Ctrl+F, and sorted by theme. I may have missed information.

The national 24/7 Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line can be reached at: 1-866-925-4419, including for intergenerational survivors.
Fire-escape doors were locked or not functioning, and there was at least one fire believed to be deliberately set.

(The TRC documents numerous fires, including ones from pupils who deliberately set fires while running away.) ImageImageImage
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23 Jun
Ottawa reneged this spring on including grain-drying and barn-heating in carbon tax, after years of uproar from farmers.

The budget watchdog released costing this morning, and it suggests the levy costs way more than Ottawa and industry projected: …bution-a617274656661637473.pbo-dpb.ca/0a4cfe7b0a509a… #cdnAg Image
Alberta govt had pegged 2019-20 cost at $2.7M and the 2021-22 rate at $6.8M.
Bear with me; it's math — but even with a retroactive rebate for prior fiscals, the cost still seems higher than industry/prov estimated. All listed fiscals seem to have similar levy-cost ratio, and I don't think this is balanced out by farms weaning off carbon + 19-20 conditions
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21 Jun
PHAC president Iain Stewart has entered the Commons. Stands at the bar (as House had requested, as MPs expressed displeasure over not handing over uncensored document related to National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg sending viruses to Wuhan lab).
Stewart takes off mask, stands with hands behind bar beside the sergeant. Speaker reads out a reprimand over PHAC's "contempt, refusing to submit" the requested document.
Speaker says he got a letter this morning from Stewart's counsel. Bloc refuses unanimous consent to have Speaker share it, as it only exists in one official language.
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27 May 20
Massive screens in the House of Commons (pic from right before the session started). Now sitting at press balcony; me and the floor photogs seem to be only ones in masks. Weird times.
The screens are right above the press bannister so the MPs are all facing the two of us in the gallery right now.
I am wearing a polo. This is a committee so it’s not subject to the strict rules of men needing a tie and suit jacket to be in the chamber
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27 Mar 20
The federal government really needs to be giving the media technical briefings on COVID-19. There is way too much info being announced at podiums — sometimes with errors — and the details are written out hours later.
I want to punch up here, not down. Here are some shortfalls:
This morning the PM misspoke about when Canadians will receive the emergency benefit:
A day prior, a minister and a department gave mixed messages on whether Ottawa will tax the emergency benefit.
You need to know the answer if you’re a Canadian out of work and trying to budget for the coming weeks.
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15 Nov 19
Premier’s consultation claim on flood-channel outlets questioned:
Pallister has chided Ottawa for "changing the yardsticks" — but regulator filings show Manitoba is ignoring a federal directive 18 months ago to meet with reserves. winnipegfreepress.com/local/premiers… #wfp Image
Manitoba has indeed contacted First Nations and Métis groups. Below is an explanation of the premier's claim of having "approaching 600 meetings." Issue is some communities Ottawa said must be heard out are decrying scant communication; regulator issued warning this summer. ImageImage
Manitoba sent the regulator 2,300 pages of assessment. But one of the regulator's key concerns — impacts on the Nelson River communities — is only addressed in passing, with the province giving Hydro data to crunch on water levels, but no look at contaminants/erosion/new species. ImageImageImage
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