Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill amends the Supreme Court Act to require that Supreme Court of Canada judges understand English and French at the time of their appointment. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution Acts. It

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national Lyme disease strategy in collaboration with his or her provincial and territorial counterparts. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill amends the Divorce Act to instruct judges to order equal parenting when making a parenting order unless it is established that a different allocation would be in the best interests of the child. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  If a couple is married, the federal legislation on divorce applies. If a couple is not married, provincial laws apply when it comes to child custody. So the situation would be different for a married couple going through a divorce and an unmarried couple going through a separatio

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The motion proposes measures to measure the impact of the use of international tax havens and tax evasion on federal government revenues. The motion does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution Acts. It does not

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill amends the National Capital Act to establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park and prohibit the sale of federal real property within these boundaries. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill requires the federal government to amend the marine mammal regulations to increase the distance that a person must maintain from another person who is fishing for seal, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence. The bill does not concern a questi

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The bill amends the Access to Information Act to give the Information Commissioner of Canada the power to order government institutions to release documents requested under the act. The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly v

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  The motion recommends that municipalities use a nationally standardized methodology in carrying out homeless counts. This motion does concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. I want to point out to the committee, however, that a motion only expresses the views o

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  This motion is making a recommendation directed to municipalities, which technically would fall under provincial jurisdiction. However, the House usually has considered or discussed those questions, and expressed views on any matters, regardless of whether they're provincial or f

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  That could be a problem with a bill, yes.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  No, they operate alongside one another.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  In the case of a divorce, alimony and child support are governed by the federal legislation. I know that, in Quebec, a special system is in line with the federal legislation when it comes to divorce. Consequently, for both married and unmarried couples, the scale for setting alim

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  Any that have been voted on during the current session.

Subcommittee on Private Members' Business committee  I think when they refer to the preceding, it's the preceding motions that are already before Parliament or that have been considered by Parliament, but it's always within the current session.