Parliament Institution: House of Commons

NDP environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, N.S.) made a request for an emergency debate regarding summer ice levels in the Arctic. Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, Sask.) denied the request.

The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Summaries of the Amended Corporate Plan for 2012-2016 and of the Capital Budget for 2012 of the Royal Canadian Mint, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4).

Bill C-399, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (volunteers), was debated at second reading. 

An opposition motion put forward by NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) That, the House acknowledge that the Canadian economy is facing unprecedented risk and uncertainty; recognize that many regions and industries across Canada have already suffered significant job losses in recent years; urge all levels of government to work together to build a balanced, … Read more

The House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security presented its Sixth Report, A Study of Electronic Monitoring in the Correctional and Immigration Settings. 

A Liberal opposition motion put forward by Intern Liberal Liberal Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Ont.) That, the House call on the government to take several simple and immediate actions to reduce the growing income inequality in Canada including: (a) a roll back of its recent Employment Insurance Premium hikes which inflict a higher relative burden … Read more

Bill S-9, Nuclear Terrorism Act, was read a first time.