Bill C-53, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, (Appropriation Act No. 2, 2017-18), was read a first time.
Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy and amending the Employment Insurance Act (maternity benefits) (National Maternity Assistance Program Strategy Act), was read a first time.
The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade presented its Fifteenth Report, North American Neighbours: Canada and Mexico Cooperation in Uncertain Times.
Bill C-44, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures, continued to be debated at second reading, was read a second time and referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
