Just two days after current Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation chair Edward Johnson faced the ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS members over the now notorious six-figure donation made in 2016 by Chinese businessmen with ties to the current regime in Beijing, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS members will take a closer look at the paperwork behind both the contribution and the organization’s belated attempt to refund it during a one-hour briefing session with Canada Revenue Agency commissioner Bob Hamilton. (3:30 p.m.)
Over at FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTMPs dig into the fine print of a Senate-initiated government bid to overhaul Canada’s sanctions regime, with Sen. Peter Harder, Ukrainian Canadian Congress CEO Ihor Michalchyshyn, and other legal and policy experts on deck to offer their thoughts on the proposed changes. (11 a.m.)
Also this morning: HEALTH members continue their self-initiated review of the oversight of medical devices, particularly breast plants, with a panel of patient advocates while SCIENCE AND RESEARCH members examine the state of the federal graduate scholarship and post-doctoral fellowship programs. (11 a.m.)
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