Parliament Institution: House of Commons

Bill C-478, Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act, was debated at second reading.

An opposition motion put forward by Liberal MP Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, Que.) that Standing Order 31 be amended by adding the following: (1) The Speaker shall recognize Members in alphabetical order by Party. For the purposes of this Standing Order, all Members who do not belong to a recognized party shall be grouped together. (2) … Read more

The report of the Canadian delegation of the Inter-Canada-UK for its participation in the bilateral visit to Northern Ireland and Westminster, London, UK, from 16th to 24th March 2012, was tabled.

An opposition motion put forward by NDP MP Megan Leslie (Halifax, N.S.) that, this House: (a) agree with many Canadians and the International Energy Agency that there is grave concern with the impacts of a 2 degree rise in global average temperatures; (b) condemn the lack of effective action by successive federal governments since 1998 … Read more

NDP MP Ryan Cleary (St. John's South-Mount Pearl, N.L.) introduced a Private members' Bill entitled, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (ocean watersheds). Bill C-500 was read a first time.

The House Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans presented its Fourth Report, Invasive Species that Pose a Threat to the Great Lakes System.