Darren Major
CBC Journalist
Darren Major is a senior writer for CBC's Parliamentary Bureau. He can be reached via email at darren.major@cbc.ca.
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Bloc leader says the deadline still stands after Liberals vote against pension motion
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Oct. 29 deadline his party set for the government to meet a key policy demand still stands after the Liberals largely voted against his party's motion on Wednesday.
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Conservative MP withdraws 'bathtub' comment at Speaker's request
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis has withdrawn a comment he made last week that the Liberals claimed was homophobic.
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By the numbers: Here's what it would take to bring down the Liberals in a confidence vote
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois — but the Liberals will be facing another one soon. Here’s a breakdown of how the major parties would have to align in order to trigger an early election.
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'I wasn't thinking about sex': MP responds to claim that he made homophobic comment
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis is denying claims that comments he made in the House were homophobic.
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Poilievre penalized for not withdrawing comments that set off question period fracas
House Speaker Greg Fergus docked questions from Pierre Poilievre on Thursday after the Conservative leader declined to withdraw comments he made in the House of Commons last week.
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Liberals survive first confidence vote after the end of governance agreement with NDP
The Liberal government has survived the first of what is expected to be a series of non-confidence votes during this fall sitting.
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House won't hold priority debate on MPs implicated in foreign interference report: Speaker
MPs will not hold a priority debate on how to release the names of politicians implicated in a foreign interference report released earlier this year.
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House Speaker calls on MPs to improve behaviour after rowdy question period last week
House Speaker Greg Fergus is calling on MPs to improve their behaviour after last Thursday’s question period went off the rails.
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MP says he was 'pushed' by a Parliament Hill protester
A Liberal MP says he was pushed by one of the protesters who have been gathering on Parliament Hill for the first week of the fall sitting.
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'I'm right here, bro': Singh, Poilievre have tense exchange during question period
Tensions flared between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre during a raucous Thursday question period, with Singh at one point walking into the aisle to yell at the Conservative leader.
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