By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED 3:33pmET
In the House
Watch today's question period:
Speaking briefly with reporters ahead of the weekly Liberal caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked about his government's announcements on firearms and access to abortion services:
Watch NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's news conference ahead of question period:
And here's Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet:
MPs vote this afternoon on the Bloc Québécois motion calling for an end to the opening prayer in the House of Commons:
That, given that the House respects the beliefs and non-beliefs of all parliamentarians and of the general public and it is committed to the principle of the separation of religion and the state, the diversity of views and freedom of conscience while upholding the secularism and religious neutrality of the state and out of a desire for inclusiveness, the reading of the prayer at the opening of a sitting be abolished and replaced by a moment of reflection; and that, accordingly, Standing Order 30 be amended, in paragraphs (1) and (2), by substituting the following:
“(1) A moment of reflection be observed every day at the meeting of the House before any business is entered upon. (2) Not more than two minutes after the moment of reflection, the business of the House shall commence.”
The House is scheduled to sit through the evening, with a government time allocation motion expected on Bill C-11.
The government's latest online regulation bill would place streaming services and social media platforms under the federal Broadcasting Act, subjecting them to the same rules and regulations as traditional Canadian broadcasters and giving new regulatory powers to the CRTC.
Conservative amendments call for the bill to be withdrawn and the issue referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
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