Notices of Motion for the Production of Papers
Members can ask the government to present certain documents to the House of Commons. The government can respond to the requests at this time.
Routine Proceedings
Routine proceedings can cover many different subjects:
- Ministers and parliamentary secretaries table committee reports, responses to petitions and other documents;
- Ministers make short announcements or talk about government policy, and the opposition parties reply;
- Members present petitions to the House, and committees table their reports;
- Government bills are introduced and given first reading, and Members introduce their private Members’ bills for first reading.
Adjournment Proceedings
A Member who is dissatisfied with an answer given in Question Period can ask, in writing, for the matter to be raised again during the adjournment proceedings at the end of the day. A Cabinet Minister or parliamentary secretary responds.
