In the House
In the House
Adjourned
The House is adjourned until Monday, September 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).
- Projected Order of Business Tentative working agenda listing items of business expected to be taken up on a particular sitting.
- Latest Order Paper and Notice Paper Official agenda, listing all items that may be taken up on a particular sitting.
- Latest Debates (Hansard) Full-length record of what is said in the House.
- Latest Journals Official record of the decisions and other transactions of the House.
Agenda and Decisions
House Agenda
The House is adjourned until Monday, September 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The agenda is not available yet.
Decisions
Please consult the Journals, in which the House’s decisions and transactions are officially recorded.
- Projected Order of Business Tentative working agenda listing items of business expected to be taken up on a particular sitting.
- Latest Order Paper and Notice Paper Official agenda, listing all items that may be taken up on a particular sitting.
- Latest Debates (Hansard) Full-length record of what is said in the House.
- Latest Journals Official record of the decisions and other transactions of the House.
Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings
Tuesday, August 1, 2017There are no meetings scheduled for today.
Members' Work
Members' Work
42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)
337
Members
In office
Liberal : 183
Conservative : 98
NDP : 44
Bloc Québécois : 10
Independent : 1
Green Party : 1
266
Bills
Presented
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349
Votes
Recorded
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1320
Petitions
Presented
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30
Committees
Established
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Most Discussed Topics in the House
- Government accountability
- Trade agreements
- Budget 2016 (March 22, 2016)
- Canadian Forces
- Government assistance
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Information and Events
2017 Carillon Summer Music Program
The 2017 Carillon Summer Music Program is now available. Weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon during the months of July and August, the lawns in front of the Parliament Buildings will be alive with the sound of carillon music.
Today's Carillon Concert – 11:00 a.m.
August 1, 2017Cinematic Carillon
Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
Songs from The Sound of Music, by Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)
- The Sound of Music, arranged by Milford Myhre
- The Lonely Goatherd, arranged by Koen van Assche
- Edelweiss, arranged by Janet Dundore
- My Favorite Things, arranged by Milford Myhre
Romance in France
- L’après-midi, from Amélie, by Yann Tiersen (1970–), arranged by Liesbeth Janssens
- Un homme et une femme,* by Francis Lai (1932–)
- Selections from Beauty and the Beast, by Alan Menken (1949–), arranged by Frank Steijns
- Be Our Guest
- Gaston
- Something There
Children’s Tales
- Selections from Mary Poppins, by Richard Sherman (1928–) and Robert Sherman (1925–2012)
- Sister Suffragette*
- Let’s Go Fly a Kite, arranged by Richard Giszczak
- Pure Imagination, from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, by Leslie Bricusse (1931–) and Anthony Newley (1931–1999), arranged by Jennifer Lory-Moran
- The Rainbow Connection, from The Muppet Movie, by Paul Williams (1940–), arranged by Sally Slade Warner
Over the Rainbow
- Selections from The Wizard of Oz, by Harold Arlen (1905–1986)
- We’re Off to See the Wizard*
- Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead*
- The Merry Old Land of Oz*
- Lullaby League and Lollypop Guild*
- If I Only Had a Brain*
- If I Were King of the Forest*
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow, arranged by Jos Lerinckx
Far, Far Away
- Selections from Star Wars, by John Williams
- Star Wars Theme, arranged by Janet Dundore
- Princess Leia’s Theme, arranged by Janet Dundore
- The Imperial March*
God Save the Queen
* Arranged by Andrea McCrady
2018 House of Commons Sitting Calendar
On June 16, 2017, the House adopted a motion regarding the 2018 House of Commons calendar.
The sitting calendar establishes a schedule of sitting periods, separated by adjournments. The calendar comes into effect once a session starts and remains in effect for its duration. The House stands adjourned when it is not meeting, as well as when it is neither prorogued nor dissolved. During an adjournment, the House may be recalled by the Speaker, on the advice of the government.
Adjournment of the House of Commons
The House stands adjourned from June 21, 2017 until Monday, September 18, 2017.
The House usually adjourns on weekends and statutory holidays, during the holiday season and summer recess, as well as during specific weeks designated in its calendar. Committees can sit when the House is sitting or when it stands adjourned.
To learn more about adjournment, consult the Compendium of Procedure.