C-586 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
Short title:
Reform Act, 2014
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 37
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, April 7, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, April 7, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Placed on the order of precedence on Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
Sitting 115
Agreed to
(Vote 231)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Monday, January 26, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
Meeting 54 |
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
Meeting 60 |
Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
Meeting 63 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, January 26, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 |
Sitting 179
Agreed to
(Vote 341)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, May 14, 2015
Referral to committee, Thursday, May 14, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 |
Meeting 18 |
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
Meeting 19 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 22, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
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Friday, June 19, 2015 |
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Monday, June 22, 2015 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 231 — Wednesday, September 24, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
- Yeas:
- 253
- Nays:
- 17
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 270
Vote 341 — Wednesday, February 25, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
- Yeas:
- 260
- Nays:
- 17
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 277
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 90) | Michael D. Chong (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 90) | Craig Scott (NDP) |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 90) | Scott Simms (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 23, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 135) | Scott Tannas (Conservative) |
| Thursday, May 7, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 139) | Joan Fraser (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Assessing the 'Reform Act' as a tool of parliamentary reform : one step forward, one step back.
Paul E. J.Thomas, Adelina Petit-Vouriot & Michael D. Morden.
Canadian parliamentary review, 43(2): p.10-16
Crashing the party.
Jen Gerson.
Walrus, 15(4):13
La Loi de 2014 instituant des réformes comme outil de réforme parlementaire : progression et recul.
Paul E. J.Thomas, Adelina Petit-Vouriot & Michael D. Morden.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 43(2): p.10-16
Thank you, next - The Conservatives’ commitment problem..
Joe Martin.
Literary Review of Canada, 28 (8): 23-5
The Reform Act, 2014 : a critical analysis.
Adrian Pel.
Journal of parliamentary and political law, 11(1):177-216
Will the Reform Act, 2014, alter the Canadian phenomenon of party discipline?.
Paul Geisler.
Manitoba law journal, 38(2):17-43