S-8 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
Short title:
Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act
This bill received royal assent on Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 21
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Referral to committee, Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, June 7, 2012
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
Meeting 35 |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
Meeting 37 |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
Meeting 38 |
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
Meeting 40 |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
Meeting 41 |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
Meeting 44 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 18, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 11, 2012 |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
|
Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Monday, November 26, 2012 |
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
Sitting 249
Agreed to
(Vote 679)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, May 30, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
Meeting 73 |
Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
Meeting 74 |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
Meeting 75 |
Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
Meeting 76 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Monday, June 10, 2013 |
Sitting 266
Agreed to
(Vote 742)
|
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 677 — Wednesday, May 8, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
- Yeas:
- 148
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 678 — Wednesday, May 8, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands (previous question)
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 121
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 271
Vote 679 — Wednesday, May 8, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
- Yeas:
- 155
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 271
Vote 726 — Tuesday, June 4, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
- Yeas:
- 162
- Nays:
- 120
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 282
Vote 740 — Thursday, June 6, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 115
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 265
Vote 742 — Monday, June 10, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-8, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
- Yeas:
- 165
- Nays:
- 115
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 280
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 58) | Dennis Glen Patterson (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 71) | Lillian Eva Dyck (Liberal) |
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 1, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 174) | John Duncan (Conservative) |
| Thursday, November 1, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 174) | Jean Crowder (NDP) |
| Thursday, November 1, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 174) | Carolyn Bennett (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Don't drink the water.
Freek, Kerry.
Water Canada, 12:30-1
Drinking water : idling no more.
Krakow, Eve.
Water Canada, 16(2):10-13
Drinking water and wastewater in First Nation communities [electronic resource] : discussion paper : engagement sessions on the development of a proposed legislative framework for drinking water and wastewater in First Nation communities.
[Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs Canada], 2009, 1 PDF file (35 p.)
L'approvisionnement en eau potable sécuritaire pour les Premières nations [ressource électronique] : rapport final du Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones.
Canada. Parlement. Sénat. Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones.
[Ottawa] : The Senate = Le Sénat, 2007, 1 fichier PDF (iii, 9, i p.)
L'eau potable et les eaux usées dans les collectivités des Premières nations [ressource électronique] : document de travail : séances d'engagement pour l'élaboration d'un cadre législatif relatif à l'eau potable et aux eaux usées dans les collectivités des Premières nations.
[Ottawa : Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada], 2009, 1 fichier PDF (41 p.)
No taps, no toilets [electronic resource] : first nations and the constitutional right to water in Canada.
Boyd, David R.
McGill law journal, 57:81-134
Perceptions of drinking water quality in First Nations communities and general population [electronic resource] : final report.
[Ottawa] : Health Canada, 2011, 1 PDF file
Rapport du Groupe d'experts sur la salubrité de l'eau potable dans les collectivités des Premières nations [ressource électronique]. Volume I.
Canada. Le Groupe d'experts.
Ottawa : Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada
Rapport du Groupe d'experts sur la salubrité de l'eau potable dans les collectivités des Premières nations [ressource électronique]. Volume II. Analyse juridique.
Canada. Le Groupe d'experts.
Ottawa : Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada
Renew / re-act.
Kerry Black.
Water Canada, 17(2):36-37
Report of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations [electronic resource]. Volume I.
Canada. Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations.
Ottawa : Indian & Northern Affairs Canada
Report of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations [electronic resource]. Volume II. Legal analysis.
Canada. Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations.
Ottawa : Indian & Northern Affairs Canada
Safe drinking water for First Nations [electronic resource] : final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
[Ottawa] : The Senate = Le Sénat, 2007, 1 PDF file (iii, 9, i p.)
Safe drinking water in First Nations communities.
Simeone, Tonina.
Ottawa] : Library of Parliament, 2010, Background paper no. 08-43-E
Salubrité de l'eau potable dans les collectivités des Premières nations.
Simeone, Tonina.
[Ottawa] : Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2010, Étude générale no 08-43-F.
Water stewardship in the Lower Athabasca river [electronic resource] : is the Alberta government paying attention to Aboriginal rights to water?.
Passelac-Ross, Monique.
Journal of environmental law and practice, 23:69-83