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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
Government responses to two petitions were tabled
Government responses to two petitions were tabled.
Returns and reports
The following was deposited with the Clerk and laid upon the table: Report on the Operation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the year 2011, pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 94(1).
NDP opposition day motion was negatived following a recorded division
NDP opposition day motion of Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, ON): That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) ban the use and export of asbestos; (b) support international efforts to add chrysotile asbestos to the list of hazardous chemical products under the Rotterdam Convention; (c) assist affected workers by developing a Just … Read more
November 1 – C-19 – Referred to Committee
Public Safety and National Security
Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting), was debated at second reading
Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting), was debated at second reading.
Bill C-19, Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, continued to be debated at second reading
Bill C-19, Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, and the NDP amendment to the bill, continued to be debated at second reading. The amendment was negatived following a recorded division. The bill was read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.