House of Commons.

• Author: Mugny, Andrea
• Position: Legislative Reports

The First Session of the Forty-Second Parliament continued through the late months of 2017. The information below covers the period from October 16, 2017, to December 13, 2017.

Legislation

On October 20, 2017, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), sought and obtained unanimous consent for Bill C-60, An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain Acts and provisions that have expired, lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect, to be deemed read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed on the same day.

On December 6, 2017, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett (Toronto--St. Paul's), Cathy McLeod (Kamloops--Thompson--Cariboo), Christine Moore (Abitibi--Temiscamingue), Marilene Gill (Manicouagan) and Elizabeth May (Saanich--Gulf Islands) spoke at second reading to Bill C-61, An Act to give effect to the Anishinabek Nation Education Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Pursuant to an Order made November 30, 2017, the Bill was then deemed read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed on the same day.

Financial Procedures

On October 24, 2017, the Minister of Finance, Bill Momeau (Toronto-Centre), made a statement concerning the government's Fall Economic Statement. Mr. Morneau laid upon the Table a Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and requested that an Order of the Day be designated for the consideration of this motion. He also laid upon the Table a document entitled "Progress for the Middle Class: Fall Economic Statement 2017". Pierre Poilievre (Carleton), Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie) and Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette) made statements in reply.

On December 4, 2017, during consideration of the motions to concur in the Supplementary Estimates (B), the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, Bruce Stanton (Simcoe North). It studied Bill C-67, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. The committee reported the Bill to the House without amendment.

Procedure & Privilege

Points of Order

On October 31, 2017, the House Leader of the Official Opposition, Candice Bergen (Portage--Lisgar), rose on a point of order requesting that the Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 69.1, divide the question, for the purpose of voting, on the motion for second and third reading of Bill C-56, an Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act. This was the first time Standing Order 69.1 was invoked since being adopted by the House on June 20, 2017. Pursuant to this new Standing Order, the Speaker has the power to divide the question at second and third reading when an omnibus bill has no common...