The House Standing Committee on Natural Resources presented its Fifth Report, Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 under NATURAL RESOURCES.
The House Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights presented its Twenty-Third Report, Bill C-444, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personating peace officer or public officer).
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
The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2013-386 dated April 18, 2013, concerning the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Republic of India, pursuant to the Old Age Security Act, R.S. 1985, c. O-9, sbs. 42(1).
Bill C-473, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation), was debated at second reading.
An opposition motion put forward by NDP Aboriginal affairs critic Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan, B.C.) that, this House call on the government to: (a) abandon its confrontational approach to First Nations, Métis and Inuit in favour of a nation-to-nation dialogue; (b) make treaty implementation, as well as the settlement and implementation of land claims, a priority, … Read more
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) When … Read more
The consideration of a Ways and Means motion, No. 20, to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013, and other measures was accepted following a recorded division of 148 yeas and 124 nays.
