S-241 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals)
Short title: Jane Goodall Act
Bill type
Senate Public Bill
This bill was dropped from the Senate Order Paper on Monday, February 12, 2024

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, June 8, 2023
Referral to committee, Thursday, June 8, 2023
See explanatory note below
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Sitting 28
Major speeches
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Sitting 132
Major speeches
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Report stage
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House of Commons

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Consideration in committee
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Third reading
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Notes

On June 8, 2023, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, if Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals), is adopted at second reading:

1. it stand referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs;

2. both the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to examine and report on the subject matter of the bill; and

3. the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to take into account any public documents and public evidence received by either of the committees authorized to study the subject matter of the bill, as well as any report from either of those committees to the Senate on the subject matter of the bill, during its consideration of the bill.


On February 12, 2024, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That:

1. Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals), be discharged from the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs;

2. the studies of the subject matter of the bill be discharged from the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources; and

3. the bill be withdrawn.

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House of Commons

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Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Thursday, March 24, 2022 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 28) Martin Klyne (Progressive Senate Group)
Thursday, June 8, 2023 Response speech(Sitting 132) Donald Neil Plett (Conservative)

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