In the House
In the House
Adjourned
The House is adjourned until Monday, September 17, 2018 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
Monday, September 17, 2018. Subject to change without notice.
The House is adjourned until Monday, September 17, 2018 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
Thursday, August 16, 2018There are no meetings scheduled for today.
Members' Work
Members' Work
42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)
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Members
In office
Liberal : 183
Conservative : 97
NDP : 42
Bloc Québécois : 5
Québec debout : 5
Independent : 2
Green Party : 1
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation : 1
353
Bills
Presented
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880
Votes
Recorded
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2250
Petitions
Presented
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30
Committees
Established
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Most Discussed Topics in the House
- Government accountability
- Trade agreements
- Government assistance
- Conflict of interest
- Public consultation
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Business Calendar
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Information and Events
Today's Carillon Concert – 11:00 a.m.
August 16, 2018All Creatures Small and Great
Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
- Hymn tune: Royal Oak (All things bright and beautiful), arranged by Beverly Buchanan
Small
- Variations on “Eensy-Weensy Spider,” arranged by Janet Dundore
- Insekten, by Geert D’hollander (1965– )
- La Cucaracha, arranged by Percival Price
- Papillon, tu es volage, by Émilien Allard (1915–1976)
- The Ugly Bug Ball*, by Richard Sherman (1928–) and Robert Sherman (1925–2012)
- Dance of the Dragon Flies, by Eduard Rohde (1828–1883), arranged by John Knox
- Dance of the Fireflies, from Music for Twilight, by Frank Della Penna (1951– )
- The Glow Worm, by Paul Lincke (1866–1946), arranged by Lee Cobb
- The Black Fly Song*, by Wade Hemsworth (1916–2002)
Great
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight, from The Lion King, by George David Weiss (1921–2010), Hugo Peretti (1916–1986) and Luigi Creatore (1921–2015), arranged by Robert Schultz and Andrea McCrady
- Éléphant, from Carnaval des animaux, by Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921), arranged by Arie Abbenes
- The Tiger Rag*, by The Dixieland Jass Band
- The Wonderful Crocodile, arranged by Milford Myhre
- I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, by John Rox (1902–1957), arranged by Lisa Lonie
- Big Bird’s ABC Song*, by Joe Raposo (1937 – 1989)
- The Grizzly Bear Rag*, by George Botsford (1874–1949)
God Save the Queen
*Arranged by Andrea McCrady
Adjournment of the House of Commons
The House stands adjourned from June 22, 2018 until Monday, September 17, 2018.
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.
2019 House of Commons Sitting Calendar
On June 20, 2018, the House adopted a motion regarding the 2019 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.