S-4 , 43rd Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, September 23, 2020, to Sunday, August 15, 2021

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
Bill type
Senate Government Bill
Sponsor

Summary

Current status
Senate bill awaiting first reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Third reading on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 (Senate)

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, April 30, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, April 30, 2021
End of stage activity
Second reading, Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Sitting 39
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

House of Commons

First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Notes

On May 25, 2021, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules, usual practice or previous order, when the Senate sits on Thursday, May 27, 2021:

1. the sitting start at 1:30 p.m.;

2. the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at 1:55 p.m. to consider the subject matter of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of Committee of the Whole, which shall last a maximum of 95 minutes;

3. if the bells are ringing for a vote at the time the committee is to meet, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume once the committee has completed its work for the balance of any time remaining;

4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill S-4 receive the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, accompanied by at most three officials;

5. the witness’s introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes;

6. if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator; and

7. the sitting adjourn no later than 8:30 p.m., as if that were the ordinary time of adjournment.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

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Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 39) Peter Harder (Progressive Senate Group)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 39) Yuen Pau Woo (Independent Senators Group)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 39) Jane Cordy (Progressive Senate Group)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 39) Donald Neil Plett (Conservative)

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