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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
May 3 – A motion of time allocation on Bill C-38 was accepted
Minister of State (Finance) Ted Menzies (Macleod, AB) put forward a motion: That, in relation to Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, not more than six further sitting days shall be allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage … Read more
May 3 – 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.
May 3 – The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics presented its Second Report
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics presented its Second Report, Main Estimates 2012-2013: Votes 40 and 45 under JUSTICE, 15 and 20 under PARLIAMENT and 45 under TREASURY BOARD.
May 3 – Bill C- 420 was introduced and read a first time
Liberal MP Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville-Marie, QC) introduced a Private Members' Bill entitled, An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada. Bill C-420 was read a first time.
May 3 – The government tabled its responses to three petitions
The government tabled its responses to three petitions.
May 9 – A recorded division will be held on Bill C-304
A recorded division will be held on the concurrence at report stage of Bill C-304, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom).
May 2 – Returns and Reports
The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Statutes of the Northwest Territories for the First Session of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly, pursuant to the Northwest Territories Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-27, sbs. 21(1). Report on Northern oil and gas for the year ended December 31, 2011, pursuant to the Canada … Read more