The following were deposited with the Clerk of the House and laid upon the table: Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Health, "Review of the Cancellation of the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative's HIV Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Project" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-109), presented to the … Read more
M-559, That the Standing Committee on Finance be instructed to undertake a study of the current tax incentives for charitable donations with a view to encouraging increased giving, including but not limited to (i) reviewing changes to the charitable tax credit amount, (ii) reviewing the possible extension of the capital gains exemption to private company … Read more
Information on the Government's low-tax and tough on crime agenda was tabled.
It was a Liberal opposition day. The following motion by Liberal MP Ralph Goodale (Wascana, SK) was debated and the recorded division deferred until Monday, February 28, 2011: That, given the undisputed privileges of Parliament under Canada's constitution, including the absolute power to require the government to produce uncensored documents when requested, the government's continuing … Read more
The Tenth Report, Changing the Long-Form Census—Its Impact on Women’s Equality in Canada, was presented by the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
The Sixth Report, Question of Privilege, of the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and International Development was presented.
The Fifth Report, in relation to Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development was presented with amendments.
Bill C-60, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen's arrest and the defences of property and persons), was introduced and read a first time.