The conference, which is billed as the first such event to be held in Canada, is being organized by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, a registered charity that issued tax receipts for $2,772,436 in 2010.

The OFAH has also lobbied the government on a variety of issues, including, most recently, fish habitat regulation, which will undergo sweeping revision as part of the omnibus budget bill.

Also listed as sponsors of the conference: the Dallas Safari Club, the Montana-based Boone and Crockett Club, the Wild Sheep Foundation of Wyoming and Conservation Force, based out of Louisiana. 

Earlier this month, Environment Minister Peter Kent accused Canadian environmental groups of "laundering foreign funds for inappropriate use against Canadian interest." 

In an interview with CBC's The House, Kent said: "There are allegations -- and we have very strong suspicions -- that some funds have come into the country improperly to obstruct, not to assist, in the environmental assessment process." 

Under the same bill that will streamline fisheries regulations, the government is also moving to tighten the rules that govern political activities by charitable organizations.

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In the meantime, here's a tentative rundown of how we expect tonight's legislative mad dash to unfold: 

After QP wraps up, the government will invoke closure on the motion to allocate just 3.5 hours of debate on the back-to-work legislation itself, which will be followed by 30 minutes for questions and comments, a 30 minute bell and a vote. 

Once that's been ticked off the to-do list, the Chamber will resume debate on the time allocation motion itself, which will carry on until 8pm -- with a one-hour break  for private members' business/dinner/dog-walking -- at which point there will be another 30 minute bell and vote before the back-to-work bill -- C-39, that is -- can be brought forward, and the real marathon begins.

How long will that take? As is so often the case when it comes to parliamentary business, that depends.

Although the time allocation motion imposes a rigid schedule on the length of the various stages of debate -- two hours for second reading, one hour for Committee of the Whole (CotW) and 30 minutes for third reading -- when it comes to votes, including votes on any amendments that are proposed during CotW, the clock stops.

Unless the House agrees to apply results -- which requires unanimous consent, and as such, seems unlikely to occur --  that means a standing vote for each amendment, as well the 19 clauses in the bill itself. Depending on how quickly MPs stand up to be counted during the roll  call, that will take between 7 and 10 minutes per vote. 

Once CotW has wound down, the Chamber will hit the final lap -- third reading, which means one more hour of debate -- before one last 30 minute bell and a final vote. After that, everyone gets to go home to bed -- or, depending on exactly what time it is, caucus. Or breakfast. Do they serve breakfast at caucus? They really should on days like this.

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On the witness list at the main committee: senior officials from virtually every department that will be affected by the legislation, as well as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadians for Tax Fairness, the Grain Growers of Canada, Imagine Canada and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and blogger Vivian Krause, who has written extensively about alleged foreign funding of Canadian environmental charities. 

The subcommittee, meanwhile, will hear from Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the Canadian Nuclear Association, the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Association, the Ontario Commercial Fisheries' Association, the Canadian Construction Association, the Mining Association of Canada and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities.

Given the conflicting schedules, it is, alas, impossible for one liveblogger to cover both meetings at the same time. Instead, I'm going to try to keep track of both rooms through the ParlVu livestreams, which should allow me to monitor interesting and/or noteworthy events in both rooms. That's the plan, anyway. We'll see how it works. 

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In any case, a quintet of ministers -- Raitt and colleagues Denis Lebel (Transport), Joe Oliver (Natural Resources), Paradis (Industry) and Ritz (Agriculture) -- have scheduled a pre-Question Period appearance in the Foyer, during which they will, presumably, provide an update on the government's back to work battle plan, although they won't be able to discuss the bill itself, as it won't be tabled in the House until later this afternoon. 

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The resulting damage, it seems, can be devilishly difficult to undo. To paraphrase Mark Twain, a leak can travel halfway around the world before the official release with backgrounder has its boots on.  

In any case, both opposition parties are sending over MPs to provide on-the-spot EI reaction, with Peggy Nash holding court at the NPT on behalf of the New Democrats, and Cape Bretoner Rodger Cuzner doing the same for the Liberals. 

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In still more finance committee-related news, the Parliamentary Budget Office will release its follow-up report on the economic and fiscal outlook. 

Finally, on the parallel committee circuit, the NDP convenes a second round of public hearings on the bill - a session devoted to examining the proposed environmental chages, and a second round on Old Age Security, employment insurance and health.