S-222 , 40th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, January 26, 2009, to Wednesday, December 30, 2009
An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (bulk water removal)
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the Senate
Latest activity
Referral of subject matter of bill to committee adopted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 (Senate)
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009 |
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Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
Sitting 47
Referral of subject matter of bill to committee adopted
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Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 24) | Lowell Murray (PC) |
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Further reading
Evaluating Canada's Accord for the Prohibition of Bulk-Water Removal from Drainage Basins: will it hold water?.
MacNab, Josha, Murray B. Rutherford, and Thomas I. Gunton.
Environments, 34:57-76
Political, environmental and business aspects of bulk water exports: a Canadian perspective.
El Ayoubi, Farah and James McNiven.
Canadian journal of administrative sciences, 23:1-16
Strategic and dilemma analyses of a water export conflict.
Obeidi, Amer and Keith W. Hipel.
INFOR, 43:247-70
Water, water everywhere?.
Nikiforuk, Andrew.
Canadian business, 80:24-5