An NDP private members motion was debated

A private members’ motion put forward by NDP MP David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) apologize to the people of Hamilton for approving the 2007 foreign takeover of Stelco by U.S. Steel, on the grounds that it has failed to provide a net benefit to Hamilton … Read more

Returns and Reports

The following was deposited with the clerk and laid upon the table: Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2014-2018 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2014 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).

A time allocation motion on Bill C-40 was debated and accepted

Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) put forward a motion of time allocation on Bill C-40, Rouge National Urban Park Act, allocating one further sitting day of debate at third reading stage of the bill. The motion was debated and accepted following a recorded division of 136 yeas and 106 nays. 

A motion of time allocation on Bill C-43 was accepted

Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) put forward a motion of time allocation on Bill C-43, Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2, allocating not more than one further sitting day of debate on report stage and not one further sitting day of debate at third reading of the bill. The motion was debated accepted … Read more