At Committee
What’s on the agenda for the House and Senate committees today.
Published October 21st, 2026 at 6:33am
Members of the HEALTH committee launch their self-assigned investigation into what the terms of reference describe as the “opioid epidemic and toxic drug crisis” in Canada with testimony from Assembly of First Nations regional chief Wendell LaBobe, Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal deputy medical director David Kaiser and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan representatives Beverley Fullerton-Trotchie and Brennan Merasty, as well as other experts. (4:30 p.m.)
STATUS OF WOMEN members continue to explore the “labour force impacts of menopause and perimenopause” with medical and academic experts. (4:30 p.m.)
University of Calgary economics professor Trevor Tombe and Canadian Federation of Independent Business CEO Dan Kelly will share their perspectives on the current state of Canada – U.S. relations with FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT members. (5:30 p.m.)