Parliament Institution: House of Commons

Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable development Act (duty to examine), was negatived following a recorded division of 128 yeas and 148 nays.

A Conservative private members motion put forward by Ray Boughen (Palliser, Sask.) that, in the opinion of the House, the government should commit to honouring our Afghan veterans through a permanent memorial either at an existing or a new site in the National Capital Region, once all Canadian Armed Forces personnel return to Canada in 2014, … Read more

Ways and Means Motion No. 6, budgetary policy, continued to be debated and was accepted following a recorded division of 148 yeas and 128 nays.

A motion to withdraw Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian Armed Forces), from the order paper was accepted.

NDP MP Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina, Ont.) introduced a private members’ bill entitled, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (retroactive payments). Bill C-576 was read a first time.

The House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Eighth Report, Changes to membership of Standing and Standing Joint Committees.

Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was introduced and read a first time.