Orders of the Day - Happy Electoral Anniversary, everyone!

Both the Conservatives and the New Democratic caucuses will mark the occasion of their parties'  first year of, respectively, majority government and Official Opposition Status by inviting the cameras to film their leaders' celebratory remarks to caucus, with the PM set to speak at 9:30, and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair on deck for 11am. Let the rose-coloured retrospective rhetoric ensue!

The Liberals -- who can, perhaps, be forgiven for not fully embracing the May 2nd festivities, given the events that transpired on this date last year -- will abandon the cramped quarters to which they were relegated following the events of last year, and head to the nearby convention centre, where ostensibly interim party leader Bob Rae and his caucus will join LPC president Mike Crawley and other members of the national executive to "discuss the next phase of ... rebuilding," as well as the first anniversary of sliding to Third Party status.

Meanwhile, back on the Hill, the budget implementation bill makes its second reading debut in the Chamber, which, given the magnitude of what it involves, likely means still more self-serving speeches from all sides of the House, which will, one hopes, ensure that members get their talking points on the record with sufficient emphasis to move on to actually considering the bill itself. 

Later this afternoon, Conservative backbench MP Brian Storseth's private members' bid to strip the Canadian Human Rights Commission of the power to regulate online hate speech is up for report stage consideration, although given that it enjoys the support of the government, its ultimate passage seems all but assured. At this point, it's just a question of when.

Elsewhere on the Hill, Centre de santé et de services sociaux (CSSS) de la Montagne executive director Marc Sougavinski will share his concerns over the government's refugee reform bill -- which is currently hurtling through committee at a breakneck pace, with another five hours of witness testimony scheduled to be heard during the two meetings scheduled for this afternoon.

Outside the precinct, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney heads to the Canadian War Museum to speak on the tenth anniversary of Asian Heritage Month, Veterans Affairs Minister Steve Blaney attends the opening ceremonies of the 19th Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War in Quebec, and finally, Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose lauds her government's efforts on behalf of women in Halifax. 
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