Parliament Institution: House of Commons

The House Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights presented its Eighth Report, Proposals for a Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2014.

Bill C-18, Agricultural Growth Act, was debated at third reading and read a second time following a recored division of 166 yeas and 76 nays. 

A motion put forward by Conservative MP Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont.), “That this House reiterates Canada’s continued support for freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law around the world; reaffirms Canada’s support for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and the inviolability of its borders; encourages the efforts of … Read more

The 2013 annual report on the RCMP’s use of the law enforcement justification provisions was tabled.

An NDP motion put forward by Jonathan Genest-Jourdain (Manicouagan, Que.) that, in the opinion of the House, the federal government, in exercising its jurisdiction, should submit natural resource development projects to a broader consultation with First Nations and citizens in communities and urban areas affected by the establishment of such activities, and that public willingness should be a … Read more

The government’s responses to six petitions were tabled.