Parliament Hill Calendar – October 30, 2017

Parliament Hill Calendar: Ministers’ Schedules and Events 

• 9:15 a.m. – Montreal, QC: Parliamentary Secretary Don Rusnak, on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, will speak at the Assembly of First Nation’s National Housing and Infrastructure Forum.
• 10:15 a.m. – Toronto, ON: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will participate in a panel discussion with Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair of the TD Bank Group, at the 11th edition of the Toronto Global Forum. This event is organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas.
• 10:30 a.m. – Victoria, BC: The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will make an announcement on re-investing in the middle class through a strengthened Canada Child Benefit.
• 2:00 p.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Prime Minister will attend Question Period.
• 4:00 p.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Prime Minister will attend the Welcoming Ceremony for the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos.
• 4:15 p.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of Colombia.
• 5:30 p.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Prime Minister will hold a joint media availability with the President of Colombia.
• 7:30 p.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Prime Minister and Ms. Grégoire Trudeau will attend the State Dinner given by Her Excellency The Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada.

Parliament Hill: House of Commons Business

Chamber Business

Chamber Business starts at 11:00 a.m. today

Private Members’ Business

• C-326 (second reading) – An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines)

Government Bills (Commons)

• C-49 (report stage – motions in Group No. 1) – Transportation Modernization Act

Private Members’ Business

• S-236 (second reading) – Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act

Parliament Hill Calendar: Committees   

• 3:30 p.m. – CIIT: Multiculturalism and International Trade
• 3:30 p.m. – JUST: Bill C-51
• 3:30 p.m. – NDDN:Order in Council Appointment of Jody Thomas, William Matthews, Gordon Venner, and Geneviève Bernatchez
• 3:30 p.m. – RNNR: Strategic Electricity Inter-ties; Committee Business
• 3:30 p.m. – ETHI: Bill C-58
• 3:30 p.m. – CHPC: Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination

List of Committees of the House of Commons

• ACVA Veterans Affairs
• AGRI Agriculture and Agri-Food
• CHPC Canadian Heritage
• CIIT International Trade
• CIMM    Citizenship and Immigration
• ENVI Environment and Sustainable Development
• ERRE Electoral Reform
• ESPE Pay Equity
• ETHI Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
• FAAE  Foreign Affairs and International Development
• FEWO  Status of Women
• FINA  Finance
• FOPO Fisheries and Oceans
• HESA  Health
• HUMA Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• INAN Indigenous and Northern Affairs
• INDU  Industry, Science and Technology
• JUST Justice and Human Rights
• LANG Official Languages
• LIAI Liaison
• NDDN National Defence
• OGGO Government Operations and Estimates
• PACP Public Accounts
• PROC Procedure and House Affairs
• RNNR Natural Resources
• SECU Public Safety and National Security
• TRAN  Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
• Joint Committees
• BILI  Library of Parliament
• PDAM Physician-Assisted Dying
• REGS Scrutiny of Regulations
  

  To view Queen’s Park calendar for October 30, 2017 click here