What’s on the agenda for the House and Senate committees today.
As the clock ticks down to the release of the spring fiscal update, FINANCE members get a briefing on federal spending power, courtesy of Carleton University associate professor Jennifer Robson, Wilfrid Laurier University economics professor Tammy Schirle and Montreal Economic Institute CEO Daniel Dufort. (3:30 p.m.)
Meanwhile, senior representatives of EMC Canada, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Preferred CNC Canada and the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, as well as Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe, are set to brief INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY members as they continue their self-initiated examination of the “economic and supply chain impacts of U.S. tariffs on Canada’s metallurgical and advanced manufacturing sectors.” (3:30 p.m.)
Also this afternoon: The SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS circles back to its ongoing study of the “current situation for democracy and human rights defenders around the world” with former Lithuanian foreign affairs minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer and other human rights advocates and activists. (3:30 p.m.)
Earlier in the day, Auditor General Karen Hogan and her team will brief PUBLIC ACCOUNTS members on her follow-up report on First Nations programs, with senior Indigenous Services officials also expected to testify. (11 a.m.)
Over at CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION, MPs will get an update on current immigration system from representatives from Amnesty International Canada, Battista Migration Law Group and Lawyers for Secure Immigration. (11 a.m.)
JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS members kick off clause-by-clause review of Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s omnibus bid to strengthen current Criminal Code provisions against gender-based violence, as well as expand child protection laws and address concerns over the impact of prolonged court delays. (11 a.m.)
Rounding out the rotation: The SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING will hear more expert testimony on expanding eligibility to those whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness
Committee highlights courtesy of our friends at iPoliticsINTEL.







