Talks between parties are heading in a 'positive' direction, that could see the House of Commons rise as early as later today, Government House Leader Mark Holland said Wednesday afternoon.
Talks between parties are heading in a "positive" direction, that could see the House of Commons rise as early as later today, Government House Leader Mark Holland said Wednesday afternoon.
Holland said that the House has been "making good progress" on the list of Liberal priority pieces of legislation and that right now talks to wrap up are "very positive" but, not solidified.nearly every night for the rest of the session in order to move the government's agenda through, he identified nine pieces of legislation that needed to pass before Parliament could adjourn.
In one last show of Official Opposition resistance to the federal government's fiscal management, the Conservatives have put on notice more than 200 votes opposing specific spending items within the main and supplementary estimates.
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