C-208 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Reinstated from previous session, Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Placed on the order of precedence on Thursday, January 30, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, February 28, 2014 |
|
Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
Sitting 82
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Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 116 — Wednesday, May 7, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-208, An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)
- Yeas:
- 129
- Nays:
- 144
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 273
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, February 28, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 54) | Yvon Godin (NDP) |
| Friday, February 28, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 54) | Robert Goguen (Conservative) |
| Friday, February 28, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 54) | Sean Casey (Liberal) |
About
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Further reading
Bilingualism and bijuralism at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Shoemaker, Matthew.
Journal of parliamentary and political law, 7:305-22
Bilingualism and bijuralism at the Supreme Court of Canada [electronic resource].
Shoemaker, Matthew.
Canadian parliamentary review, 35:30-5
Bilingualism in the Federal Courts.
Hudon, Marie-Ève.
Ottawa: Library of Parliament, 1 PDF file (i, 15 p.)
Bilinguisme et bijuridisme à la Cour suprême du Canada [ressource électronique].
Shoemaker, Matthew.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 36:30-5
Does Bill C-232's proposal to force Supreme Court of Canada judges to 'understand' French and English really achieve more : or is there a better solution?.
Auger, Richard.
Journal of parliamentary and political law, 5:365-71
Don't drift off (Opinion).
Slayton, Philip.
Canadian lawyer, 36:16-17
Fully-functionally bilingual S.C.C judges : oui ou non?.
Meehan, Eugene.
Journal of parliamentary and political law, 5:361-63
Law as a counterweight to politicisation in democratic public management [electronic resource].
Tardi, Gregory.
Commonwealth law bulletin, 38(4):591-615
Le bilinguisme dans les tribunaux fédéraux.
Hudon, Marie-Ève.
Ottawa : la Bibliothèque du Parlement, 1 fichier PDF (i, 17)