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The House of Commons ends its autumn sitting soon on Thursday, meaning MPs will return to travel for a six-week recess.
The House of Representatives is growing and some key pieces of legislation are still moving through it, most notably the government budget bill.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday he wanted the budget bill and some of the government's crime-fighting laws passed quickly but suggested the House of Representatives was “functioning well.”
“This is a minority parliament,” he told reporters on Parliament Hill.
“We are making progress. Canadians rightly expect us to make much more progress.”
2 bills passed at the last minute
The House passed only four bills this fall, including supplemental assessments that must be passed each session to keep the government running.
Shortly after question period Thursday, lawmakers quickly passed two bills through third reading: C-12. government border security billand C-4, which would formalize the Liberals' income tax cut legislation in the first place. Both will now head to the Senate.
The government was able to accept “Lost Canadians” legislation last month.
MPs are scheduled to return to Ottawa and resume their sessions on January 26.
