Happening Now
April 5 – Bill S-4 – Referred to Committee
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Parliament Institution: House of Commons
April 5 – Bill C-279 was debated at second reading
Bill C-279, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression), was debated at second reading.
April 5 – Bill C-15 continued to be debated at second reading
Bill C-15, Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act, continued to be debated at second reading.
April 5 – The Canadian Joint Delegation of the China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group was presented
The report of the Canadian Joint Delegation of the China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 20th annual meeting at the of the Asian Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), held in Tokyo, Japan, from Jan. 8-12, 2012, was presented.
April 5 – The government tabled its responses to 32 petitions
The government tabled its responses to 32 petitions.
April 5 – Bill C-417 was introduced and read a first time
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) introduced a Private Members Bill entitled, An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (importation and labelling of shark). Bill C-417 was read a first time.
April 5 – Bill S-4 continued to be debated at second reading
Bill S-4, Safer Railways Act, continued to be debated at second reading, was read a second time and was referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.