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@JPTasker

Reporter in the Parliamentary bureau — john.tasker@cbc.ca

Ottawa, Ontario
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 31

    Quebec City's close-knit Muslim community reeling as mosque victims remembered.

    6 likes
  2. 9 hours ago

    Trudeau announces review of laws related to Indigenous peoples.

    2 retweets 2 likes
  3. 11 hours ago

    . receives a gift from on — it's for Massachusetts, not Canada.

    0:54
    OMG.
    1 reply 6 retweets 6 likes
  4. 17 hours ago

    NEW | 5 byelections to be held April 3 in 1st major electoral test for Trudeau government.

  5. 17 hours ago

    The government of Canada now has one of the best bureaus in Ottawa.

    13 retweets 23 likes
  6. 17 hours ago

    Very pleased to announce has joined our team as a comms advisor on Can-US relations. Welcome to the team!

    27 replies 46 retweets 99 likes
  7. 17 hours ago

    Also, the previously announced by-election in Ottawa-Vanier will also be held that day, April 3, 2017.

    1 retweet
  8. 17 hours ago

    Four by-elections to be held April 3: Saint-Laurent, Quebec Markham—Thornhill, Ontario Calgary Heritage, Alberta Calgary Midnapore, Alberta

    3 replies 7 retweets 4 likes
  9. Feb 21

    . is pushing idea of independent oversight of expenses, an "extra layer of review." Something internal economy has considered

    1 retweet
  10. Feb 21

    . says considering broadcasting *all* Senate procedures when it moves next year. BG here:

    1 reply 3 retweets 1 like
  11. Feb 21

    (Point being stakeholders, industry, public will be more inclined to meet with non-whipped senators to push them to support legislation)

    1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
  12. Feb 21

    "A whole lot of people are going to have to get to know a whole lot of senators a lot better than they used to" says quoting

    1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
  13. Feb 21

    . says Independent senators cannot be "dictated" to by gov't, his success as representative depends on his "ability to persuade."

    1 reply 1 retweet
  14. Feb 21

    In speech to , says is no longer the "punchline" it once was,

    1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
  15. Feb 21

    OK this is very exciting — The Great Canadian Baking Show to give British hit some Canuck flavour.

    1 like
  16. Feb 20

    We're nearly one year in. Find out where we're at

    Tomorrow I’ll address Canadian Club of Toronto on progress in creating more independent, accountable, transparent and less partisan Senate
    4 retweets
  17. Feb 17

    Kevin O'Leary sells wine on U.S. home shopping channel amid leadership campaign

    2 replies 7 retweets 6 likes
  18. Feb 17

    NEW | Kevin O'Leary sells wine on U.S. home shopping channel amid leadership campaign.

    10 replies 21 retweets 11 likes
  19. Feb 17

    "Greenidge did not believe her eyes when her 13-year-old son brought home a handout with instructions on how to make & inject crystal meth."

  20. Feb 17

    This is wild — Mississauga mom distraught over Grade 8 son's crystal meth assignment.

    1 reply
  21. Feb 17

    First Nation chief calls for charges against lawyer who overcharged residential school survivors.

    3 retweets 2 likes

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