Committee Reports

The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Eighty-third Report, Private Members’ Business.

Bill S-238 was read a first time

Bill S-238, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins), was read a first time.

A Liberal private member’s motion may be debated

A Liberal private member’s motion put forward by Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.), that the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be instructed to undertake a study of precarious employment in Canada and be mandated to (i) develop a definition of precarious employment, including specific … Read more

A Liberal private member’s motion may be debated

A Liberal private member’s motion put forward by William Amos (Pontiac, Que.), that, in the opinion of the House: (a) a reliable and accessible digital infrastructure, from broadband Internet to wireless telecommunications and beyond, is essential and enables Canadians to seize new business opportunities, create jobs and connect with the global economy; (b) a reliable and … Read more

Returns and Reports

The following reports were deposited with the clerk and laid upon the table: Annual Statutory Report on the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act for the year 2019 Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 19th Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, “A Call to Action: Ending the Use of All Forms … Read more