The House of Commons.

AuthorSokolyk, Gary
PositionLegislative Reports

The Second Session of the Forty-First Parliament continued and the House adjourned for the summer break on June 20, 2014. This report covers the period from May 1 to July 31, 2014.

Legislation

On May 27, 2014, the House adopted a motion which, amongst other provisions, temporarily set the ordinary hour of daily adjournment until the summer adjournment to midnight, Monday to Thursday (with some exceptions). Accordingly, the Government succeeded in accomplishing a substantial portion of its legislative agenda. Noteworthy among the bills which received Royal Assent were Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, better known by its short title, the Fair Elections Act and Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Peter Julian (Burnaby--New Westminster) rose on a point of order on May 30, 2014, with respect to the notice of time allocation given on May 29, 2014 by Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, in relation to Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act. Mr. Julian alleged that the Government had failed to consult with the opposition parties in the manner required before the moving of a motion pursuant to Standing Order 78(3). In a ruling delivered on June 12, 2014, the Speaker concluded that, since it was not the role of the Speaker to determine whether consultations had taken place or not, the notice of time allocation for Bill C-17 was valid when it was given.

Financial Procedures

All votes related to the ministries of Transport and Finance in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, were considered in a Committee of the Whole, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), on May 7 and 14, 2014, respectively. Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, were concurred in on June 10, 2014.

During consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills C-38 and C-39, based on the Main and Supplementary Estimates for the year ending March 31, 2015, Mathieu Ravignat (Pontiac) asked the Chair the customary question as to whether the bills were in their usual form. Mr. Van Loan then advised the Chair that the form of the Bills had been changed to present organizations in alphabetical order, as shown in the Estimates.

Points of Order

On May 6, 2014, Elizabeth May (Saanich--Gulf Islands) rose on a point of order pertaining to her ability as an independent...

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