Conservative MP's bid to strip citizenship for war crimes goes to committee

Two Conservative MPs will get the opportunity to present their private members' bills to committee: Devinder Shory, who will explain his government-supported initiative to strip citizenship from those convicted of committing an "act of war" against the Canadian Forces at Citizenship and Immigration, and Rob Clarke, who heads to Aboriginal Affairs to discuss his bid to replace the Indian Act, as well as require the publication of band council by-laws.

Elsewhere on the committee front: Transport Minister Denis Lebel and Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose go before their respective home committees to discuss, respectively, the main estimates and departmental expenditure plans for the coming year.

Behind closed doors, Public Accounts will consider motions from New Democrat MP Malcolm Allen and Liberal Gerry Byrne, as well as draft reports.

At Finance, members will embark on a study of the proposed technical tax amendments that spent weeks stuck at second reading despite what appeared to be all-party support for the bill itself, while at Government Operations, the NDP is expected to make another attempt to hold the Senate to account, although debate on the still-unrevealed motion to do so will almost certainly be forced in camera.

Finally, Procedure and House Affairs will hear from British Columbia MPs James Lunney, John Duncan and Murray Rankin as the review of the proposed electoral boundary changes for that province continues.

Meanwhile, with just two days to go before Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the most hotly anticipated federal budget of the year, the House will attempt to contain its collective excitement by devoting the day to a final round of debate on the government's efforts to comply with the Supreme Court ruling that deemed its provisions on electronic surveillance to be constitutionally lacking, and its proposal to create new crimes related to the possession and use of nuclear devices and radioactive material.

Outside the precinct, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz hits the National Hotel, where he's set to speak to members of the Chicken Farmers of Canada, and Minister of State for Amateur Sport Bal Gosal takes in a ball hockey game on the parliamentary lawn.

Elsewhere on the ministerial circuit:

• Environment Minister Peter Kent drops by the AMERICANA environmental technology trade show in Montreal, while in Toronto, Minister of State for Science Gary Goodyear discusses "the commercialization of research" at an "international" forum.
• In Winnipeg, Transport Minister of State Steven Fletcher "celebrates" the official opening of the Neechi Commons Community Complex.
• Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt makes his first foray west in his new role with a visit to Saskatoon, where he'll share news on "an important First Nation economic development venture."
• Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver continues his tour of British Columbia with a visit to Terrace, where he will unveil new measures to "further enhance engagement with Aboriginal people on the development of energy infrastructure."