Parliament Institution: House of Commons

Bill C-38, Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, was introduced and read a first time.

A motion put forward by NDP Pension critic Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, ON) that this House reject the government’s plan to raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement from 65 to 67 years even though the current system is financially sustainable, was debated and a recorded division was deferred … Read more

The government tabled its responses to eight petitions.

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Twentieth Report, Review of the Standing Orders. The report was concurred in. 

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Nineteenth Report, Changes to Membership of Standing and Standing Joint Committees. The report was concurred in. 

The report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association concerning its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association, held in Paris, France, on March 15 and 16, 2012, was presented. 

The report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the visit of the Mediterranean Special Group held in La Maddalena, Italy, on July 4 and 5, 2011, and its participation at the Joint Meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council, the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships and the Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance held in … Read more

A motion put forward by Liberal MP Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, NS) That, the Standing Committee on Finance be instructed to undertake a study on income inequality in Canada and that this study include, but not be limited to, (i) a review of Canada’s federal and provincial systems of personal income taxation and income supports, (ii) … Read more