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Bill C-25 may be debated at report stage
Bill C-25, Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Act, may be debated at report stage.
Parliament Institution: House of Commons
Bill C-479 was debated at report stage
Bill C-479, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fairness for victims) (An Act to Bring Fairness for the Victims of Violent Offenders), was debated at report stage and a recorded division was deferred until May 7, 2014.
Bill C-565 was negatived
Bill C-565, An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park) and to make a related amendment to the Department of Canadian Heritage Act, was negatived following a recorded division of 122 yeas and 152 nays.
An NDP opposition motion was negatived
An NDP opposition motion put forward by Jinny Sims (Newton-North Delta, B.C.) that, in the opinion of the House, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program has been open to abuse resulting in the firing of qualified Canadian workers, lower wages and the exploitation of temporary foreign workers, and therefore the government should: (a) impose an immediate moratorium on … Read more
Bill C-33 was debated at second reading
Bill C-33, First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, was debated at second reading.
The government tabled its responses to 20 petitions
The government tabled its responses to 20 petitions.
Bill C-594 was introduced and read a first time
Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, B.C.) introduced a private members’ bill entitled, An Act respecting a National Metastatic Breast Cancer Day. Bill C-594 was read a first time.