Five bills to watch as Parliament resumes, kicking off spring push

After a long, cold winter, the nation's capital is starting to thaw and that means the push to the end of the spring sitting of Parliament is upon us. CTVNews.ca takes a look at five bills to keep an eye on, either because they're likely to become priority focuses, or because of the contention surrounding them.

After a long, cold winter, the nation's capital is starting to thaw and that means the push to the end of the spring sitting of Parliament is upon us. MPs and Senators will return to their respective chambers next week, for the first of two five-straight weeks of sitting before the summer hiatus.

Top priority for the Liberal minority government will be passing bills. With 25 government bills before the House of Commons and six pieces of government legislation currently before the Senate, choices are going to have to be made about which bills will take precedence.

CTVNews.ca takes a look at five bills to keep an eye on, either because they're likely to become priority focuses, or because of the contention surrounding them. 

Current stage: Senate, consideration of messages from the House of Commons

Of all of the pieces of legislation before Parliament, Bill C-11 is the closest to passing, but reaching this stage was a very long time coming.

All that's left before this contentious commitment—aimed at compelling web giants to abide by Canadian content requirements and regulations comparable to traditional broadcasters— reaches the finish line, is for the Senate to decide if it can live with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez's take-some-and-leave-some approach to a series of amendments made by the upper chamber.

Expected to be a priority bill on senators' agendas next week, stakeholders both for and against this legislation are anxiously awaiting to see whether the Senate plans to push back or pass Bill C-11 as it stands.