House of Commons rising Wednesday night, all parties agree to early adjournment

The House of Commons will be rising on Wednesday night, after all parties agreed to bring an end to the spring sitting two days early.

The House of Commons will be rising on Wednesday night, after all parties agreed to bring an end to the spring sitting two days early

This comes after MPs moved through some key Liberal bills and the Conservatives backed away from the spectre of an overnight voting marathon.

Government House Leader Mark Holland said Wednesday afternoon that with all sides seemingly ready to adjourn they were "nearing the conclusion" of the spring sitting. Discussions between political parties on Parliament Hill continued as of dinnertime, and by 8 p.m. ET a deal was reached.

Rising in the Chamber to seek unanimous consent, Holland asked that when the House adjourns at the end of Wednesday's sitting—expected before midnight—the Commons will remain closed until Monday, Sept. 18. He received no objection.

Now all that's left is for MPs to work through the outstanding agenda items before them this evening.

The House was scheduled to rise for a two-month hiatus as of Friday, but it's very common that all sides can come together to agree on breaking a day or two early. 

That all-party desire to wrap up the sitting was evidenced following an arguably less-raucous question period than typical for this time of year, when Holland got unanimous consent for a motion prescribing how some key outstanding agenda items would be wrapped up.