House International Trade Committee probes effects of global markets action plan

Monday, June 1 • The House Canadian Heritage Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its review of the Canadian feature film industry. • The House International Trade Committee will meet in-camera to discuss positive effects of the global markets action plan, and to consider a draft report on its study of Competing Globally: Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Businesses. • The House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee will meet to discuss committee business. • The House National Defence Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on the Defence of North America. • The House Public Accounts Committee will meet to study Chapter 4 of the spring 2015 Auditor General’s report and will hear testimony from Auditor General Michael Ferguson and the Department of Health. • The House will debate Liberal MP David McGuinty’s Bill C-544, the Elimination of Partisan Government Advertising Act, at second reading for the first time and will deal with its 6th allotted day for business of supply. • The Senate Official Languages Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its study on best practices for language policies and second-language learning. • The Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee will meet to pre-study Bill C-59, the Budget Implementation Act, and will hear from the department of Citizenship and Immigration, Canadian Border Services Agency, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. • The Senate Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs will meet on its pre-study of Bill C-59, the Budget Implementation Act. • The Senate National Security and Defence Committee will meet to study security threats facing Canada and will hear from the Canada Revenue Agency and the European Council, and will do a pre-study of Bill C-59, the Budget Implementation Act, before considering a draft report. Tuesday, June 2 • The House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee is meeting in-camera to consider a draft report on Licensed Hunting and Trapping in Canada. • The House Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee is meeting on its study titled “Towards the Next North American Leaders’ Summit,” and will hear testimony from the Mexican Embassy, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, BMO Financial Group, and Laura Dawson, director of the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Centre. • The House Status of Women Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its study of women in skilled trades and science, technology, engineering and mathematics occupations. • The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on programs and activities of the Canadian General Standards Board and then will discuss committee business. • The House Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on Promoting Domestic Trade of Agricultural and Agri-Food Products by Reducing Interprovincial Barriers. • The House Natural Resources Committee will meet to study the 2015-16 supplementary estimates ‘A’ and will hear testimony from the Department of Natural Resources. • The Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on its study on challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves. • The Senate Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament Committee will meet to study Bill C-586, the Reform Act, and will hear testimony from former House Speaker Peter Milliken and Liberal MP Stéphane Dion and then will begin clause-by-clause consideration. • The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee will meet to study Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other acts, and will hear from the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness, the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre, and the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. • The House will debate CPC MP Colin Mayes’ Bill C-587, the Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act, at report stage. Wednesday, June 3 • The House International Trade Committee will meet in-camera to discuss positive effects of the global markets action plan, and to consider a draft report on its study of Competing Globally: Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Businesses. • The House will debate CPC MP Joe Preston’s Bill C-625, the Removal of Imprisonment in Relation to Mandatory Surveys Act, at report stage. • The Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee will meet in-camera to pre-study Bill C-59, the Budget Implementation Act, and will consider a draft report, as well as considering a draft report on the use of digital currency. • The Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee will meet to study the increasing incidence of obesity in Canada and will hear from Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada, and Québec en forme. • The Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on the challenges relating to First Nations infrastructure on reserves. • The Senate Transport and Communications Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on the challenges faced by the CBC. Thursday, June 4 • The House Status of Women Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on Women in Skilled Trades and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Occupations. • The House will have its seventh allocated day for business of supply and will resume debate on Liberal MP Lawrence MacAulay’s motion, M-591, on Ferry services to P.E.I. • The Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee will meet in-camera to consider a draft report on the use of digital currency. • The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee will meet to study Bill C-12, the Drug-Free Prisons Act. • The Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee will meet to study the increasing incidence of obesity in Canada and will hear from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Friday, June 5 • The House will debate CPC MP Jim Hillyer’s Bill C-644, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (failure to comply with a condition), at second reading for the first time. * Note: The House and Senate schedules can be subject to last-minute changes.

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