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Adjourned- 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
Friday, September 22, 2017. Subject to change without notice.
10:00 a.m.
Government Orders
Each sitting day, a substantial portion of the House’s time is devoted to the consideration of Government Orders, which include any item of business proposed by a Minister for consideration on a certain day.
Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
C-58
(second reading)
An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
11:00 a.m.
Statements by Members
A daily 15-minute period when Members may make brief statements on matters of national, regional or local importance.
11:15 a.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.
12:00 p.m.
Routine Proceedings
Business of a basic nature for which a daily period is set aside in the House.
Government Orders
Each sitting day, a substantial portion of the House’s time is devoted to the consideration of Government Orders, which include any item of business proposed by a Minister for consideration on a certain day.
Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
Resuming debate interrupted at 11:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
Private Members' Business
Bills and motions sponsored by private Members, for which a period is devoted each sitting day.
2:30 p.m.
Adjournment of the House
Decisions
Thursday, September 21, 2017. Subject to revisions.
3:12 p.m.
Recognition of Québec's jurisdictions
Agreed to by Unanimous Consent
- 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
Friday, September 22, 2017There are no meetings scheduled for today.
Members' Work
Members' Work
42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - Present)
335
Members
In office
Liberal : 181
Conservative : 97
NDP : 44
Bloc Québécois : 10
Independent : 2
Green Party : 1
266
Bills
Presented
An idea to make a new law or change an existing law starts out as a bill.
349
Votes
Recorded
Compilation of recorded votes, where the names of those voting for and against a motion are registered.
1637
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
Today's Carillon Concert – From 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
September 22, 2017Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
- Come to the Fair, by Easthope Martin, arranged by Sally Slade Warner
- The Happy Farmer, by Robert Schumann, arranged by Wim Franken
- Trottin’ to the Fair, arranged by John Knox
- She Moved Thro’ the Fair, arranged by John Knox
- Scarborough Fair, arranged by Sally Slade Warner
Notice of Half-Masting — The Passing of Arnold Chan
As per the Government of Canada’s Rules for Half-masting the National Flag of Canada, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 23, 2017, the day of the funeral of Arnold Chan, M.P.
Standing Orders of the House of Commons
The House of Commons agreed on June 20, 2017, to modify its Standing Orders. The newly revised Standing Orders of the House of Commons (September 2017 version) are now available online.
The Standing Orders of the House of Commons are the permanent written rules under which the House regulates its proceedings. There are currently more than 150 Standing Orders, which provide a detailed description of the rules governing the legislative process, the role of the Speaker, the parliamentary calendar, the work of committees, and private Members’ business, among other things.
Pages Swearing-In Ceremony
The Honourable Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons, presided over the swearing-in of the new House of Commons Pages at a ceremony in the Chamber of the House of Commons on September 15, 2017, at 10:00 a.m.
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.