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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
November 8 – Bill C-2 continued to be debated at second reading
Bill C-2, Respect for communities Act, continued to be debated at second reading.
November 7 – Returns and Reports
The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and the Enforcement of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, pursuant to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, S.C. 1998, c. 34, s. … Read more
November 7 – Bill C-504 was debated at second reading
Bill C-504, Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act, was debated at second reading.
November 7 – Motion adopted in the House
By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding the Order adopted by the House on Monday, October 21, 2013, the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women be permitted to report its recommendations no later than Friday, March 7, 2014.
November 19 – A recorded division will be held on an NDP opposition motion
A recorded division will be held on an NDP opposition motion put forward by MP Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster, B.C.) that, in the opinion of the House, the Keystone XL pipeline would intensify the export of unprocessed raw bitumen and would export more than 40,000 well-paying Canadian jobs, and is therefore not in Canada’s best … Read more
November 7 – Annual Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages was tabled
The Annual Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages covering the period from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, was tabled in the House. The report is available online.
November 7 – Case Report of wrongdoing tabled
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion tabled a Case Report of wrongdoing in both Houses of Parliament. The report is available online.