Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan rises to respond to a point of order following Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Friday, May 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Who says parliamentary democracy can’t be efficient?

No one who has ever kept tabs on the House of Commons just before an extended hiatus is set to kick in, that’s for sure.

And despite the seemingly endless cross-aisle bickering that has filled the Chamber for the last few months, it turns out the current crop of MPs is no exception to that particular rule.

In a brief but shining moment of Commons-wide unanimity last night, they adopted an omnibus motion to tie up various legislative loose ends and usher in an early start to the summer recess, which is now slated to begin this afternoon — two days ahead of schedule.

So what, exactly, did they sign off on?

A few of the more notable items no longer cluttering the government’s pre-recess to-do list, including the proposed overhaul of Canada’s fisheries regime, as well as new laws to manage the cleanup of shipwrecks and abandoned vessels, a bill to repeal changes made to the public service relations process by the previous government and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale’s long-stalled bid to strengthen cross-border customs cooperation with the United States, all of which will be deemed passed at third reading.

They also endorsed the government’s draft replies accepting the Senate’s suggested changes to the proposed new anti-harassment protections for federally regulated workers and the new disclosure requirements for party-organized political fundraisers, which are now both cleared for royal assent.

But they collectively rejected the Upper House move to strip random testing provisions from the bill to update Canada’s impaired driving laws, which could, in theory, leave that legislation in limbo until the House reopens for business this fall if the Senate decides to insist on its changes.

They even managed to approve the nomination of Canada Revenue Agency chief data officer Yves Giroux to serve as the next parliamentary budget officer.

Here’s the full text of the motion, which was adopted unanimously just after 9:30 p.m. last night:

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, following Routine Proceedings on Wednesday, June 20, 2018:

(a) Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act, be deemed read a third time and passed on division;

(b) Bill C-62, An Act to amend the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act and other Acts, be deemed concurred in at the report stage on division and deemed read a third time and passed on division;

(c) Bill C-64, An Act respecting wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations, be deemed read a third time and passed;

(d) Bill C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence, be deemed read a third time and passed on division;

(e) Ways and Means Motion No. 24 be deemed adopted on division, and that the Bill standing on the Order Paper in the name of the Minister of Finance entitled, An Act to implement a multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting, be deemed read a first time;

(f) the motion respecting Senate Amendments to Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of the Minister of Justice, be deemed adopted on division;

(g) the motion respecting Senate Amendments to Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (political financing), standing on the Notice Paper in the name of the Minister of Democratic Institutions, be deemed adopted on division;

(h) the 64th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs entitled, Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Commons: Sexual Harassment between Members, presented to the House on Monday, June 4, 2018, be concurred in;

(i) the following motion be deemed adopted on division: “That, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2) and in accordance with subsection 79.1(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. P-1, the House approve the appointment of Yves Giroux as Parliamentary Budget Officer for a term of seven years”; and

(j) the House shall stand adjourned until Monday, September 17, 2018, provided that, for the purposes of any Standing Order, it shall be deemed to have been adjourned pursuant to Standing Order 28 and be deemed to have sat on Thursday, June 21, and Friday, June 22, 2018.