NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) introduced a private member’s bill entitled An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (combined weeks of benefits rule and certain benefits). Bill C-249 was introduced and read a first time.
Bill C-13, An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, was introduced and read a first time.
The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates presented its third report, Purchase and Sale of the Official Residence for the Consul General of Canada in New York City.
A Conservative opposition motion put forward by CPC MP Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, Ont.), that, given that, (i) in 2015 the Liberals promised that deficit spending would fuel investment, yet investment per worker fell by 10.8%, (ii) Liberal deficits fueled inflation and drove up interest rates, while Canada had the worst economic growth per capita in the … Read more
Bill C-12, Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, was debated at second reading.
Bill C-225, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, was debated at second reading.