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18.06.2023 / 14:23

‘I’m constantly behind on bills’: Canadians with disabilities hope Bill C-22 passes, addresses gaps

disability benefits she receives due to her rheumatoid arthritis.I’m constantly behind (on bills), especially as things get more and more expensive,” Davidson said.“And it’s getting harder and harder just to do anything. Some weeks, I have to decide on eating healthy or skipping meals or tightening things down because it’s just getting harder.”Davidson’s situation is typical of Canadians receiving disability benefits across the country.

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Extreme intoxication bill becomes law after flying through Senate

The Senate voted today to rubber-stamp the government’s extreme intoxication bill after the House of Commons rushed its passage yesterday.

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‘Only just begun’: After impeachment acquittal, Trump looks to reassert power

Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles.

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Conservative Senate leader facing calls to resign after vacation to Mexico

COVID-19.Sen. Vern White, a former Conservative who now sits with the Canadian Senators Group, has admitted to the CBC that he went to Finland to visit his wife’s parents.

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Senate to consider hybrid sittings after frustrations voiced

Senate is promising to introduce a motion Friday to hold hybrid sittings of the upper house during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sen. Marc Gold’s promise cleared the way Thursday for the Senate to begin dealing with a bill authorizing new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the health crisis.

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Senate delays debate on coronavirus benefits bill rushed through House of Commons

House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit a speed bump in the Senate.Sen. Marc Gold, the government’s representative in the Senate, was denied leave Wednesday to have the upper house deal with Bill C-4 on Thursday, after having an opportunity to question Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough about it.Senators may yet hear from the two ministers on Thursday but they will not begin debating the legislation until Friday, barring further holdups.

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Coronavirus: Senate to stay closed two more weeks, until June 16

The Senate is staying closed for two more weeks, not planning to sit again until June 16.

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Scheer, Trudeau disagree over House of Commons return; Senate suspended

As the parties continue to negotiate on how the House of Commons could resume amid the coronavirus crisis, the Senate will be suspended until June 2 at the earliest.

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Pelosi calls U.S. senators vote to block new coronavirus aid a ‘stunt’

The Senate has twisted itself into knots over President Donald Trump’s new coronavirus aid request, as Democrats refused to rubber stamp his proposal for $250 billion more to boost small businesses, demanding modifications along with an additional $250 billion for health care providers and states. Republicans wouldn’t go along.

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