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Parliament Institution: House of Commons
Bill C-300, Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act, was debated at second reading
Bill C-300, Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act, was debated at second reading.
Monday is an opposition day
Monday is an opposition day. The following motion by NDP MP Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, ON) (Nanaimo-Cowichan, BC) will be debated: Asbestos.
Bill C-339, An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky, was introduced and read a first time
Liberal Justice critic Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, QC) introduced a Private Members' Bill entitled An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky. Bill C-339 was introduced and read a first time.
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Eighth Report
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Eighth Report entitled Private Members' Business. The report was concurred in.
Government responses to seven petitions were tabled
Government responses to seven petitions were tabled.
The Speaker appointed a chair
The Speaker appointed Conservative MP Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin, AB) chair of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts.
The Speaker appointed a chair
The Speaker appointed NDP MP Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury, ON) chair of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
A take-note debate was held
A take-note debate was held for the consideration of the following motion: That this Committee take note of the ongoing violence and vicious attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt and their institutions.