2:00 p.m.
A daily 15-minute period when Members may make brief statements on matters of national, regional or local importance.
2:15 p.m.
A daily 45-minute period in the House during which oral questions are addressed to Ministers, and occasionally to committee chairs or members of the Board of Internal Economy.
3:00 p.m.
Deferred Recorded Divisions
Recorded divisions which are not held at the close of debate, but at a later time pursuant to various provisions in the Standing Orders or by a special order of the House.
Concurrence in Committee Reports
Proceedings on a motion to agree with a committee report, including the conclusions and recommendations it contains.
Report No. 16 - Shaping our Economic Future: Canadian Priorities - Standing Committee on Finance
Business of a basic nature for which a daily period is set aside in the House.
Parliamentary privilege is the sum of the rights and immunities enjoyed by a Member, necessary for the carrying out of parliamentary duties. A privilege motion can be moved to examine a case where privilege appears to have been breached.
Failure to produce documents pertaining to Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Failure of a witness to provide information to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Each sitting day, a substantial portion of the House’s time is devoted to the consideration of Government Orders, which include any item of business proposed by a Minister for consideration on a certain day.
Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
The process by which the government obtains the necessary resources to meet its expenses.
Ways and means motion to introduce a bill entitled An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations
Government Bills (Commons)
Bills concerned with public policy introduced by a Minister in the House.
Private Members' Business
Bills and motions sponsored by private Members, for which a period is devoted each sitting day.
A 30-minute period prior to the daily adjournment, during which Members may raise matters they believe have not been dealt with satisfactorily.
