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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
Bill C-31 was concurred in at report stage
Bill C-31, Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, was concurred in at report stage following a recorded division of 137 yeas and 101 nays.
An NDP opposition motion regarding income splitting will be debated
An opposition motion put forward by NDP MP Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C.) that, in the opinion of the House, the drastic increase in income inequality under recent Liberal and Conservative governments harms Canadian society; and that the House express its opposition to the Conservative income splitting proposal which will make this problem worse and provide no … Read more
Bill C-24 was debated at report stage
Bill C-24, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, was debated at report stage.
A time allocation motion on Bill C-24 was debated and accepted
A time allocation motion put forward by Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) allocating five further hours of debate at report stage on Bill C-24, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, and and five further hours of debate at third reading, was debated and accepted following a recorded division of 134 yeas and 102 nays.
Bill C-591 debate at second reading
Bill C-591, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (pension and benefits), was debated at second reading.
A Conservative private members motion was debated
A private members’ motion put forward by Conservative MP Bryan Hayes (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) that, the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be instructed to undertake a study on the subject of best practices in education and social programs in Canada that prevent violence against women, and report its findings to the House … Read more