Liberal MP TJ Harvey (Tobique–Mactaquac, N.B.) introduced a private member’s bill entitled An Act to amend the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Act (excellence in agricultural innovation). Bill C-427 was introduced and read a first time.
The following reports were deposited with the clerk and laid upon the table: Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 Service Fees Report of Infrastructure Canada for 2017 to 2018 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018
Bill C-420, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Official Languages Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act, was debated at second reading.
Bill C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, was concurred in at report stage and was debated at third reading.
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented its Eighty-second Report, Changes to Membership of Standing and Standing Joint Committees.
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development presented its Twenty-second Report, Race to the Top: Improving Canada’s Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy to Safeguard Human Rights in Latin America.
