C-4 , 43rd Parliament, 2nd session September 23, 2020, to August 15, 2021

An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19
Short title: COVID-19 Response Measures Act
This bill received royal assent on October 2, 2020

Statutes of Canada 2020, c. 12

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, September 28, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 28, 2020
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, September 29, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 29, 2020
Sitting 5
Agreed to (Vote 6)
2nd reading and referral to committee - WHOL
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, September 29, 2020
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 29, 2020
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, September 29, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 29, 2020
End of stage activity
Third reading, September 29, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 29, 2020
Sitting 5
Agreed to (Journals 5)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, September 30, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 30, 2020
End of stage activity
Second reading, October 1, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 1, 2020
End of stage activity
Third reading, October 2, 2020
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 2, 2020

Notes

On October 1, 2020, the Senate adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding any provisions of the Rules or usual practice:

1.the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at the start of Orders of the Day on Thursday, October 1, 2020, or immediately after the adoption of this motion, whichever comes later, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19;

2.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4, receive the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, each accompanied by one official;

3.the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-4 rise no later than 125 minutes after it begins;

4.the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; and

5.if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 6 — September 29, 2020
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19
Yeas:
307
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
307

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 29, 2020 Sitting 5

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