After months of hearings followed by weeks of intensive closed-door negotiations. the all-party committee on electoral reform is set to release the results of its investigation into how, exactly, the government could – or should – honour Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated campaign pledge to make the 2015 election the last to be conducted using a first-past-the-post voting system.
For an extensive preview of exactly what to expect from today’s proceedings, feel free to peruse this backgrounder, but here are the key events on the anticipated itinerary:
As yet, neither the New Democrats -nor, for that matter, the Bloc Quebecois or Green Party Leader Elizabeth May – have served notice of their intention to make their respective MPs (or, in the case of the Liberals, minister or parliamentary secretary) available to the press, but if that changes, the above list will be updated.
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Later this morning, Philpott will hit the House of Commons Foyer, where, alongside British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS director Dr. Julio Montaner, she will share the latest news on “Canada’s progress towards UNAIDS global targets on HIV,” as well as research funding, and she’ll wrap up her morning by giving the keynote address to kick off Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week.