The sitting was dominated by debate on Bill C-11, the military justice modernization act, and the government's use of time allocation to limit debate on it, which became the central political argument. The government also moved to implement budget measures and the House debated a private member's bill on forced sterilization.
On Government Orders, the House debated a time allocation motion on Bill C-11, which would amend the National Defence Act to transfer jurisdiction over Criminal Code sexual offences from the military justice system to civilian courts. The government argued the bill implements key recommendations from former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour and is essential to rebuild trust in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Conservatives, Bloc Québécois, and Green Party opposed the motion, arguing it shut down debate and ignored amendments adopted at committee that would have given victims a choice between military and civilian courts. The time allocation motion was adopted on a recorded division. At report stage, the government moved amendments that reversed several committee amendments, including those that would have allowed victims to choose their justice system. Opposition members argued the government was ignoring survivor testimony and the collaborative work of the committee, while the government maintained it was following Justice Arbour's recommendations. Multiple recorded divisions were requested on report stage motions.
During Oral Questions, the Conservatives focused on the federal deficit and national debt, accusing the Prime Minister of being "just another Liberal" who spends recklessly on a "national credit card." They pressed for the removal of all federal fuel taxes and for a specific date on construction of a new Pacific pipeline. The government responded by citing Canada's AAA credit rating, strong G7 fiscal position, and investments in skills training, child care, and industry support during the U.S. tariff war. The Bloc Québécois questioned the government's response to U.S. tariffs and the Cúram software project. The Conservatives also pressed the immigration minister over a reported failure to stop a known IRGC member from entering Canada, calling for her dismissal, while the government defended her record. Questions on the Cowichan aboriginal title decision saw the government insist it would defend private property rights on appeal.
In Routine Proceedings, the government tabled a notice of ways and means motion for a second budget implementation act. The Bloc Québécois rose on a question of privilege regarding the minister of international trade's failure to table three annual reports from the Canadian ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, arguing it breached the House's right to be informed. The member for Provencher introduced Bill C-276, the Framework on the Access to and Use of Cash Act, which was deemed read a first time. Several petitions were presented, including on tax fairness for indigenous Canadians, opposition to the over-the-horizon radar system in Simcoe County, and human rights concerns regarding a Canadian mining company in Guatemala.