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Thursday, 5 March 2026
10.30 am
Address by The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada —
10.25 am Bells.
Members, the President of the Senate and Senators to assemble in the House of Representatives Chamber.
10.30 am Speaker to enter Chamber from the Members’ Hall entrance and be announced by the Serjeant-at-Arms.
Speaker to take the Chair, make an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.
Speaker to welcome the President of the Senate and Senators, as guests, to hear an address by The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.
Prime Minister Carney, escorted and announced by the Serjeant-at-Arms, to enter the Chamber.
Serjeant-at-Arms to escort Prime Minister Carney to the Speaker’s Chair where Prime Minister Carney is introduced to the Speaker and the President of the Senate.
Prime Minister Carney to be seated adjacent to the Speaker’s Chair.
Speaker to welcome Prime Minister Carney and acknowledge the presence of distinguished visitors in the gallery.
The Prime Minister to welcome Prime Minister Carney.
The Leader of the Opposition to support welcoming remarks of the Prime Minister.
Speaker to invite Prime Minister Carney to deliver address.
Prime Minister Carney to move to lectern and deliver address.
At the conclusion of Prime Minister Carney’s address the Speaker to express thanks.
Prime Minister Carney, accompanied by the Prime Minister, to be escorted by the Serjeant-at-Arms through the Chamber and meet Members and Senators.
Serjeant-at-Arms to escort Prime Minister Carney from the Chamber, accompanied by the Prime Minister.
Speaker to suspend the sitting until the ringing of the bells.
Members, the President of the Senate and Senators to depart the Chamber.
Suspension of sitting.
At approx. 12.30 pm
Government business
Orders of the day
No. 1 — Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 — Deferred division on second reading. Second reading.
Speaker to report a message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation.
Consideration in detail; third reading, by leave.
No. 2 — Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026 — Resumption of debate on second reading; second reading; consideration in detail; third reading, by leave.
Report from Federation Chamber
Speaker to present a report from the Federation Chamber returning the —
Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026 with an unresolved question on the second reading. Question put on unresolved question. Second reading.
Speaker to report a message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation.
Consideration in detail; third reading, by leave.
Government business – continued
Orders of the day – continued
No. 3 — Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026 — Resumption of debate on second reading.
Cognate debate with order of the day No. 4, Appropriation Bill
(No. 4) 2025-2026 and order of the day No. 5, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026.
Debate to be interrupted.
At 1.30 pm
Members’ statements — Speaker to call on Members’ statements.
(Each Member — 90 seconds. Total time allotted — 30 minutes)
At 2 pm
Speaker to call on —
Questions without notice
Presentation of documents — Speaker
Ministers
Ministerial statements, by leave
Matter of public importance
If matter submitted, terms will be circulated after 12 noon to Members in the Chamber. Requires support of 8 Members.
Government business – continued
Orders of the day – continued
Adjournment
Question expected to be proposed at 4.30 pm and debate to conclude by 5 pm, unless otherwise ordered.
(The next sitting of the House is expected to commence at 12 noon on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.)
Claressa Surtees
Clerk of the House of Representatives