Federal members of Parliament who lose an election or decide to leave office can receive up to $15,000 in “transition support funding” for such things as education, long-distance phone calls, office supplies, or up to four round trips within the country. In an April 18 news release, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) said, “Welcome to…

Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has announced that she is taking an immediate medical leave due to a “physical health challenge.” Duncan posted a statement on Twitter that says she will remain the MP for Etobicoke North and looks forward to returning to work. Duncan has served in the House…

MPs studying the government’s proposed definition of an assault-style firearm will resume talks next month about whether to hear from additional witnesses amid concerns the change would ban some common hunting rifles. The House of Commons public safety committee, which is conducting a clause-by-clause review of a Liberal firearm-control bill, did not meet Thursday as…

Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period Monday. The parties then agreed to suspend the House for the rest of the day. Carr had represented the riding of…

Seven members of a parliamentary committee studying the Liberal gun bill have requested two special meetings to hear from witnesses on the government’s proposed definition of an assault-style firearm. The definition, put forward by the government as an amendment, has prompted confusion and controversy as MPs go over Bill C-21 clause by clause. The seven…

Labrador member of Parliament Yvonne Jones is taking a leave of absence to deal with a recurrence of breast cancer. The parliamentary secretary to the ministers of natural resources and of northern affairs says in a social media video that she was diagnosed in September. Jones says the diagnosis came in the early stages of…

A former South Australian (SA) Labor MP and her husband have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing state Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas. Annabel Digance, 63, and her husband Greg Digance, 60, appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday and were released on bail, to appear before the court on June 15. Their bail conditions include that they have no…