Parliament Institution: House of Commons

Bill C-539, Promotion of Local Foods Act, was debated at second reading.

Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading of Bill C-24, An Act to … Read more

Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading of Bill C-22, An Act respecting … Read more

The House adopted the following motion: That, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to consider the matter of accusations of the Official Opposition’s improper use of House of Commons resources for partisan purposes; and That the Leader of the Opposition be ordered to appear as a witness at a televised meeting of the … Read more

The following reports were tabled in the House: The Maa-nulth First Nations final agreement implementation report, 2011-2012;  The 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 annual reports of the Yukon land claims and self-government agreements; The Westbank First Nation self-government agreement and annual report on implementation, 2010-2011; and  The 2011-2012 Tsawwassen First Nation annual implementation report.

Bill C-5, Offshore Health and Safety Act, was concurred in at report stage and debated at third reading.

The House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food presented its First Report, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Effects of it on the Canadian Agriculture Sector.