Parliament Institution: House of Commons

Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation), was read a second time following a recorded division of 178 yeas and 146 nays and was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Bill C-229, An Act to repeal restrictions on shipping, was negatived following a recorded division of 118 yeas and 207 nays.

Bill C-204, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste), was read a second time following a recorded division of 178 yeas and 148 nays and was referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

A private members’ motion put forward by Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.), that the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development be instructed to undertake a comprehensive study of federal policies and legislation relating to freshwater, and more specifically focusing on: (a) the key legislative instruments of federal freshwater policy, including but not limited to the Canada … Read more

The following returns and reports were deposited with the clerk and laid upon the table: Report on operations under sections 38.13 and 38.15 of the Canada Evidence Act from July 15, 2019, to July 14, 2020