In the House
In the House
Adjourned
The House is adjourned until Monday, April 23, 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, April 23, 2018. Subject to change without notice.
11:00 a.m.
Private Members' Business
Bills and motions sponsored by private Members, for which a period is devoted each sitting day.
12:00 p.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.
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
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 2:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
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.
7:00 p.m.
Adjournment of the House
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
Friday, April 20, 2018There 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 : 97
NDP : 44
Groupe parlementaire québécois : 7
Bloc Québécois : 3
Independent : 2
Green Party : 1
328
Bills
Presented
An idea to make a new law or change an existing law starts out as a bill.
649
Votes
Recorded
Compilation of recorded votes, where the names of those voting for and against a motion are registered.
2214
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
- Conflict of interest
- Government assistance
- Budget 2016 (March 22, 2016)
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Information and Events
Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill
Over the years, Parliament Hill has been the site of many important speeches and has played host to countless famous visitors. Few speeches, however, have been as vitally important as the one given by Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Commons on December 30, 1941.
Broadcast around the world by radio and film cameras, the address became one of his most celebrated speeches of the Second World War.
Perhaps the most notable camera present that day was that of a young Armenian–Canadian photographer, Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa, who snapped this iconic shot.
Watch the Speaker of the House of Commons tell the story of the portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in our new video.
House of Commons 2018 Summer Student Employment Program
The recruitment campaign is now underway!
A special designation for the House of Commons Administration
The House of Commons Administration is one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People!
Today's Carillon Concert – From 12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
April 20, 2018Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
O Canada
- Puff, the Magic Dragon, by Peter Yarrow, arranged by Beverly Buchanan
- Imagine, by John Lennon, arranged by Andrea McCrady
- All I Have to Do Is Dream, by Boudleaux Bryant, arranged by Richard Giszczak
- Fly Away, by John Denver, arranged by Carlo van Ulft
- Fly Me to the Moon, by Bart Howard, arranged by Andrea McCrady