C-59 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act respecting national security matters
Short title:
National Security Act, 2017
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Friday, June 21, 2019
Statutes of Canada 2019, c. 13
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Monday, November 27, 2017
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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Monday, November 27, 2017 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Thursday, May 3, 2018
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
Meeting 88 |
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 |
Meeting 89 |
Thursday, December 7, 2017 |
Meeting 90 |
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 |
Meeting 92 |
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 |
Meeting 93 |
Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
Meeting 94 |
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
Meeting 95 |
Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
Meeting 96 |
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 |
Meeting 97 |
Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
Meeting 98 |
Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
Meeting 101 |
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 |
Meeting 104 |
Thursday, April 19, 2018 |
Meeting 105 |
Monday, April 23, 2018 |
Meeting 106 |
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
Meeting 107 |
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
Meeting 108 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Monday, June 11, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
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Monday, June 11, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 18, 2018 |
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018 |
Sitting 317
Agreed to
(Vote 873)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Referral to committee, Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018 |
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 |
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 |
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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Thursday, December 6, 2018 |
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Wednesday, May 15, 2019
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
Meeting 73 |
Monday, April 29, 2019 |
Meeting 74 |
Thursday, May 2, 2019 |
Meeting 75 |
Monday, May 6, 2019 |
Meeting 76 |
Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
Meeting 78 |
Monday, May 13, 2019 |
Meeting 79 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Monday, May 27, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
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Monday, May 27, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, May 30, 2019
Bill passed by the Senate with amendments
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 406 — Monday, November 27, 2017
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (referral to a committee before second reading)
- Yeas:
- 164
- Nays:
- 118
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 282
Vote 737 — Wednesday, June 6, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
- Yeas:
- 148
- Nays:
- 55
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 203
Vote 746 — Monday, June 11, 2018
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 41
- Nays:
- 251
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 294
Vote 747 — Monday, June 11, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage and second reading of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
- Yeas:
- 168
- Nays:
- 125
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 295
Vote 871 — Tuesday, June 19, 2018
- Result:
- Tie
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters - Parts 1 to 5, part 9, clauses 169 to 172, the title and the preamble
- Yeas:
- Nays:
- Paired:
- Total:
- 0
Vote 872 — Tuesday, June 19, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
- Yeas:
- 259
- Nays:
- 47
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 306
Vote 873 — Tuesday, June 19, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
- Yeas:
- 176
- Nays:
- 129
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 305
Vote 1350 — Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
Motion for closure
- Yeas:
- 153
- Nays:
- 96
- Paired:
- 6
- Total:
- 255
Vote 1351 — Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Result:
- Negatived
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (amendment)
- Yeas:
- 86
- Nays:
- 162
- Paired:
- 6
- Total:
- 254
Vote 1352 — Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
- Yeas:
- 155
- Nays:
- 93
- Paired:
- 6
- Total:
- 254
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
House of Commons
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
| Monday, November 20, 2017 | Sitting 234 |
| Monday, June 18, 2018 | Sitting 316 |
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 229) | Marc Gold (Independent Senators Group) |
| Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Response speech(Sitting 235) | Carolyn Stewart Olsen (Conservative) |
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Further reading
Bill C-59 and CSIS’s 'new' powers to disrupt terrorists threats : holding the Charter-limiting regime to (constitutional) account.
Nesbitt, Michael.
Alberta Law Review, 57 (1):233-266
Bill C-59 and the former bill C-22 : compromised oversight and continuing threats to non-derogable rights.
Ryan Patrick Alford.
UNB Law Journal, 69:57-95
Bill C-59, an act respecting national security matters : what it does and why it matters.
Nesbitt, Michael.
Alberta Law Review, 57(1):165-174
Building haystacks : information retention and data exploitation by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
West, Leah and Craig Forcese.
Alberta Law Review, 57 (1):175-202
Editorial : reforming criminal justice and national security.
Kent Roach.
Criminal law quarterly, 64(3 & 4):271-273
National security overhaul would give CSIS, its agents limited law-breaking immunity.
Cristin Schmitz.
The Lawyer's Daily
On the lookout : breaking down Bill C-59, Canada's latest attempt to fine-tune national security.
Kevin Philipupillai.
This magazine, 51(2):13
Reforming criminal justice and national security in an age of populism.
Kent Roach.
Criminal law quarterly, 64(3 & 4):286-316
Reinventing the Inspector General.
Stanley A. Cohen.
Criminal law quarterly, 64(3 & 4):522-538
The Powers of the CSE After C-59: Are Privacy Rights at Risk?.
Stephanie Williams.
National journal of constitutional law, Vol.40 (2), p.131-151
The road not taken : missing powers to compel decryption in Bill C-59, ticking bombs, and the future of the encryption debate.
Diab, Robert.
Alberta Law Review, 57 (1):267-296
The spies who hate us : official misdeeds and sowing distrust in Canadian national security.
Faisal Bhabha.
UNB Law Journal, 69:160-197