C-62 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present
An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, February 29, 2024
Statutes of Canada 2024, c. 1
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, February 1, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 |
Sitting 282
Agreed to
(Vote 641)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, February 15, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
Sitting 283
Agreed to
(Vote 646)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, February 15, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
End of stage activity
Second reading, Monday, February 26, 2024
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, February 29, 2024
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
Notes
On February 12, 2024, the Senate adopted the following motion:That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024:
1. the sitting be suspended at the time the Senate would normally adjourn or once the Senate has completed the consideration of items on the Order Paper and Notice Paper for the day, whichever comes earlier;
2. at 6 p.m., the sitting resume, and the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the subject matter of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2;
3. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-62 receive the Honourable Mark Holland, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, and the Honourable Arif Virani, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, each accompanied by two officials;
4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-62 rise no later than 130 minutes after it begins;
5. the witnesses’ introductory remarks each 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 12-31(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator;
7. rule 3-3(1) be suspended and no motion to adjourn the sitting be received before the Committee of the Whole has reported; and
8. once the Committee of the Whole has reported, the Senate adjourn.
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 640 — Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2 (reasoned amendment)
- Yeas:
- 33
- Nays:
- 291
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 326
Vote 641 — Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
- Yeas:
- 294
- Nays:
- 33
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 329
Vote 645 — Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill, (previous question)
- Yeas:
- 281
- Nays:
- 30
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 315
Vote 646 — Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
- Yeas:
- 272
- Nays:
- 32
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 308
Senate
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House of Commons
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | Sitting 281 |
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 277) | Ya'ara Saks (Liberal) |
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Response speech(Sitting 277) | Michael Cooper (Conservative) |
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Response speech(Sitting 277) | Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois) |
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Response speech(Sitting 277) | Alistair MacGregor (NDP) |
Senate
Speech date | Speech | Senator |
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Monday, February 26, 2024 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 181) | Marc Gold (Non-affiliated) |
Monday, February 26, 2024 | Response speech(Sitting 181) | Stanley Kutcher (Independent Senators Group) |
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