Evidence of meeting #6 for Subcommittee on Private Members' Business in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was business.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michel Bédard  Committee Researcher

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Thank you.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

Bill C-458 would designate the last seven days of February as National Charities Week. It would also amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for charitable, crown, cultural, and ecological gifts until the end of February.

This bill does not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions already voted on in the current session, and it does not concern questions currently on the order paper as items of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Thank you.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

Bill C-460 would implement a sodium reduction strategy for Canada.

This bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions that are substantially the same as ones already voted on in the current session, and it does not concern questions currently on the order paper as items of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Okay. Thank you.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

The next bill is Bill C-464. This bill would amend the Canada Labour Code with respect to a leave of absence, and the Employment Insurance Act with respect to parental benefits in the case of multiple births and adoptions.

This bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not appear to clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions already voted on in the current session, and it does not concern questions currently on the order paper as an item of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Okay. Thank you.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

Motion M-400 asks for the opinion of the House regarding the fact that the government should study the possibility of establishing financial support programs that would bring up to standard the septic systems of homes not connected to a sanitation system.

This motion does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions that have already been voted on during this session. It does not concern questions on the order paper as items of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Okay. Thank you.

Next one.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

Bill C-266 would designate the second day of April in each and every year as Pope John Paul II Day.

The bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction and does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern items that have already been voted on during the current session. It does not concern questions on the order paper as items of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Okay. Thank you.

3:35 p.m.

Committee Researcher

Michel Bédard

Bill C-459 would enact an Act regarding the rights of air passengers.

This bill does not concern questions outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the charter. It does not concern questions that are substantially the same as ones the House has already voted on during this session. It does not concern questions on the order paper as items of government business.

3:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Dave MacKenzie

Can it go forward?

3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.