Outlook in Parliament
Emergency debate request was refused
A request for an emergency debate on the situation in the Middle East was refused by the Speaker at this time.
Parliament Institution: House of Commons
It was a Bloc Quebecois opposition day
The following Bloc Quebecois opposition day motion by Pierre Paquette (Joliette, QC) was agreed to following a recorded division: That this House denounce the conduct of the government, its disregard for democracy and its determination to go to any lengths to advance its partisan interests and impose its regressive ideology, as it did by justifying … Read more
Bill C-637, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (public transit operators), was read a first time
Private Members' Bill, Bill C-637, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (public transit operators), was introduced by Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber (Edmonton-St. Albert, AB) and read a first time.
Bill C-636, An Act respecting the Marine Mammals Regulations (seal fishery observation licence), was read a first time
Private Members' Bill, Bill C-636, An Act respecting the Marine Mammals Regulations (seal fishery observation licence), was introduced by Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS) and read a first time.
Bill C-61 was debated and read a third time
Bill C-61, Freezing Assets of Corrupt Regimes Act, was debated and read a third time following a motion.
Bill C-635, An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs, was read a first time
Private Members' Bill, Bill C-635, An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs, was introduced by NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill, MB) and read a first time.