Son of Omnibus

Atop the notice paper this morning, under "introduction of government bills," is the following.

The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures”.

That is the official notice of the government’s intention to table its second budget implementation act. You will remember the first bill to implement certain provisions of the budget as C-38.

With its addition to the notice paper, the bill could be tabled in the House as early as Thursday.