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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
April 24 – A motion was accepted with unanimous consent
A motion was accepted with unanimous consent- Whereas Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky (1865-1944), of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was the leader of Western Ukraine's largest faith group during the period of the Second World War; and Whereas in the darkest period of Europe's history, with the deepening horrors of the mass murder of Jews in their … Read more
April 24 – A Ways and Means motion No.11 was accepted
A Ways and Means motion No. 11 put forward by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other fiscal measures, was accepted following a recorded division of 151 YEAS and 126 NAYS.
April 24 – Bill C-26 was concurred in at report stage and debated at third reading
Bill C-26, Citizen’s Arrest and Self-defence Act, was concurred in at report stage and debated at third reading.
April 24 – Bill C-37 was introduced and read a first time
Bill C-37, Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims Act, was introduced and read a first time.
April 23 – Returns and Report
The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Copy of the Regulations amending the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations (P.C. 2012-377), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2012-406, dated April 5, 2012, concerning the approval of the supplementary … Read more
April 23 – Bill C-31 – Referred to Committee
Citizenship and Immigration