An NDP opposition motion put forward by NDP MP Pierre Nantel (Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher, Que.) that, in the opinion of the House, CBC/Radio-Canada plays a key role in informing, entertaining and uniting Canadians and is today weakened because of the many rounds of cuts over the past 20 years, and calls on the government to: (a) reverse the $45 million in cuts … Read more
The government tabled its responses to 14 petitions.
NDP MP Malcolm Allen (Welland, Ont.) introduced a private members’ bill entitled, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (notification of victims). Bill C-598 was read a first time.
Bill C-571, An Act to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act (slaughter of equines for human consumption), was negatived following a recorded division of 102 yeas and 155 nays.
Bill C-593, Promotion of Local Foods Act, was negatived following a recorded division of 123 yeas and 146 nays.
The Supplementary Estimates (A), 2014-2015 were tabled in the House. The Supplementary Estimates (A), 2014-15 provide information to support the government’s request for Parliament to approve $2.4 billion in voted appropriations for 16 organizations.
The House Standing Committee on Official Languages presented its Second Report, Main Estimates 2014-15: Vote 1 under OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES.
