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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
April 17 – A Conservative private members’ motion was accepted
A private members' motion put forward by Conservative MP Jay Aspin (Nipissing-Timiskaming, Ont.) that, in the opinion of the House, a government loan guarantee to the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project is: (a) an important part of a clean energy agenda; (b) an economically viable project that will create thousands of jobs and billions in economic … Read more
April 17 – Bill S-2 continued to be debated at second reading, was read a second time and referred to committee
Bill S-2, Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act, continued to be debated at second reading, was read a second time and referred to the House Standing Committee on the Status of Women, following a recorded division of 151 yeas and 123 nays.
April 17 – Bill S-2 – Referred to Committee
Status of Women
April 17 – A motion of time allocation on Bill S-2 was debated and accepted
A motion put forward by Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, Ont.) that, in relation to Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nations reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on these reserves, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to … Read more
April 17 – The 2011 Employment Equity Act Annual Report was tabled
The 2011 Employment Equity Act Annual Report was tabled.
April 18 – An NDP opposition motion may be debated
An NDP opposition motion put forward international trade critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) that, in the opinion of this House, the government should inform the Government of the People's Republic of China, that it will not ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, may be debated.
April 16 – Notice of time allocation motion was given
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 S-2, An Act … Read more