In the House
C-343
Act respecting the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Criminal Acts
Negatived
Yeas: 139
Nays: 166
Votes
C-315
(second reading)
— An Act to amend the Parks Canada Agency Act (Conservation of National Historic Sites Account)
- 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
Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Subject to change without notice.
2:00 p.m.
Statements by Members
A daily 15-minute period when Members may make brief statements on matters of national, regional or local importance.
2:15 p.m.
Oral Questions
A daily 45-minute period in the House during which oral questions are addressed to Ministers, and occasionally to committee chairs or members of the Board of Internal Economy.
3:00 p.m.
Routine Proceedings
Business of a basic nature for which a daily period is set aside in the House.
Government Orders
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Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
C-45 (report stage)
Cannabis Act
5:30 p.m.
Deferred Recorded Divisions
Recorded divisions which are not held at the close of debate, but at a later time pursuant to various provisions in the Standing Orders or by a special order of the House.
Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
Private Members' Business
Bills and motions sponsored by private Members, for which a period is devoted each sitting day.
C-315
(second reading)
An Act to amend the Parks Canada Agency Act (Conservation of National Historic Sites Account)
Private Members' Business
Bills and motions sponsored by private Members, for which a period is devoted each sitting day.
Adjournment Proceedings
A 30-minute period prior to the daily adjournment, during which Members may raise matters they believe have not been dealt with satisfactorily.
Adjournment of the House
Decisions
Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Subject to revisions.
- 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, November 1, 2017Adjourned
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SFAA)
1:11 p.m. - 1:34 p.m. (EDT)
In Camera
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
Justice and Human Rights (JUST)
3:28 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (EDT)
In Camera
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
National Defence (NDDN)
3:30 p.m. - 4:58 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI)
3:32 p.m. - 5:34 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
Canadian Heritage (CHPC)
3:32 p.m. - 5:31 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
Natural Resources (RNNR)
3:33 p.m. - 5:33 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
Adjourned
International Trade (CIIT)
3:33 p.m. - 4:39 p.m. (EDT)
Studies and Activities
There are no ongoing meetings.
There are no meetings scheduled for later today.
Members' Work
Members' Work
42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)
334
Members
In office
Liberal : 181
Conservative : 96
NDP : 44
Bloc Québécois : 10
Independent : 2
Green Party : 1
294
Bills
Presented
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383
Votes
Recorded
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1661
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)
- Public consultation
- 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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- Parliamentary Diplomacy Events
Information and Events
Board of Internal Economy
The next meeting of the Board of Internal Economy is scheduled for Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 11:15 a.m.
Enhanced Search on All Committees’ Work Webpage
October 27, 2017The House of Commons is advancing its communication technology and infrastructure to provide users with enhanced search functionalities on the committees’ work webpage. You can now refine your search using filters: date, Parliament and session; committee; event; and study and activity.
We invite you to visit the All Committees' Work webpage.
Virtual Poppy Drop
To commemorate Remembrance Day, the Royal Canadian Legion, in partnership with Canadian Heritage, is continuing its special remembrance initiative again this year with the virtual Poppy Drop. Every evening from October 27 to November 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., a visual display of falling poppies will be projected onto the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Over the course of the virtual display, 117,000 poppies—one for each of Canada’s fallen—will be projected.
Today's Carillon Concert – From 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
November 1, 2017Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
- For the Beauty of the Earth, arranged by Milford Myhre
- Nature Boy, by Eden Ahbez, arranged by Andrea McCrady
- It’s a Small World, by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman, arranged by Richard Giszczak
- We Are All Earthlings, by Jeff Moss, arranged by Andrea McCrady
- Bein’ Green, by Joe Raposo, arranged by Sally Slade Warner
- Let There Be Peace on Earth, by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson Miller, 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.