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May 10 – Bill C-38 may continue to be debated at second reading
Bill C-38, Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, may continue to be debated at second reading.
Parliament Institution: House of Commons
May 16 – An NDP motion may be debated
An opposition motion put forward by NDP MP Megan Leslie (Halifax, NS) That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving Canada’s lakes, rivers, oceans, ecosystems, and fisheries at risk while unfairly downloading federal environmental responsibilities and their associated costs to the provinces, territories, and future generations, may be … Read more
May 9 – A motion put forward by MP Donnelly on a committee report was debated
NDP MP Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam, BC) put forward a motion that the first report presented by the House Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be concurred in. The motion was debated.
May 9 – The government tabled its responses to 60 petitions
The government tabled its responses to 60 petitions.
May 8 – Bill C-314 was debated at third reading and a recorded division was deferred
Bill C-314, Breast Density Awareness Act, was debated at third reading and a recorded division was deferred until May 9, 2012.
May 8 – The 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities on behalf of 97 government departments and agencies was presented
The 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities on behalf of 97 government departments and agencies (excluding Crown corporations), was presented.
May 8 – The spring 2012 report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development was presented
The spring 2012 report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons, with an addendum on environmental petitions received between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, was presented.
May 8 – Bill C-38 continued to be debated at second reading
Bill C-38, Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, continued to be debated at second reading.