March 6 – Bill C-404 was introduced and read a first time

NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, BC) introduced a Private Members' Bill entitled, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (denial of temporary resident visa application). Bill C-404 was read a first time. 

March 5 – An amended was debated on an NDP motion

NDP MP Robert Chisholm (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, NS) put forward an amendment: That the motion by NDP Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, NS) be amended by deleting all of the words after the word “should” and replacing them with the following: honour the service of Canadian military and RCMP veterans and their families by: (a) committing to … Read more

March 5 – Returns and Reports

The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Report of the Blue Water Bridge Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. Report of the Blue Water Bridge Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, pursuant … Read more

March 6 – A recorded division will be held on an NDP opposition motion

A recorded division will be held on an NDP motion put forward by NDP Veterans Affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, NS): That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) honour the service of Canadian military and RCMP veterans and their families by committing to not cut Veterans Affairs Canada in the … Read more