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
Wednesday, August 23, 2017There are no meetings scheduled for today.
Members' Work
Members' Work
42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)
336
Members
In office
Liberal : 183
Conservative : 97
NDP : 44
Bloc Québécois : 10
Independent : 1
Green Party : 1
266
Bills
Presented
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349
Votes
Recorded
Compilation of recorded votes, where the names of those voting for and against a motion are registered.
1320
Petitions
Presented
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30
Committees
Established
Committees are small groups of parliamentarians created to perform key tasks.
Most Discussed Topics in the House
- Government accountability
- Trade agreements
- Budget 2016 (March 22, 2016)
- Canadian Forces
- Government assistance
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Business Calendar
Select a date to view past or scheduled Parliamentary Business. This calendar goes as far back as December 3, 2015. Previous business can be consulted by selecting relevant links on this page.
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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 23, 2017Tintinnabulation
Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
- Canada Chimes / Le Canada carillonne, by Paul Poirier McIntyre (1931–)
Classical Chimes
- Les Cloches, by Nicolas Lebègue (1631–1702), arranged by Sally Slade Warner
- Or Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), arranged by Ronald Barnes
- Ring, Sweet Bells, So Merrily, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), arranged by Percival Price
- Les carillons, by Johann Philip Kirnberger (1721–1783), arranged by Judson Maynard
- Carillon, from L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, by Georges Bizet (1838–1875), arranged by Richard von Grabow
Modern Resonance
- Carillon, by Jan Wagenaar (1896–1959)
- Four Variations on the Parsifal Chime, by Johan Franco (1908–1988)
- Carillon, by Francis Poulenc (1899–1963), arranged by Ronald Barnes
- Hear the Bells, by John Diercks (1927–)
- Suite No. 2: The Bells after Poe, by Robert Kleinschmidt (1910–1959)
- Hear the Sledges with their Bells–Silver Bells
- Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells–Golden Bells
- Hear the Wild Alarum Bells–Brazen Bells
- Hear the Tolling of the Bells–Iron Bells
- Singing Bells, from 5 Short Pieces for Carillon, by Leen ’t Hart (1920–1992)
- Carillon Bell Tower, by Jonathan Reeves (1976–)
- Tubular Bells, by Mike Oldfield (1953–), arranged by Paul Robertz
- Jubilant Bells, by Alice Gomez (1960–)
God Save the Queen
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.