C-5 , 37th Parliament, 1st session Monday, January 29, 2001, to Monday, September 16, 2002
An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada
Short title:
Species at Risk Act
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the Senate
Latest activity
Referral to committee on Thursday, June 13, 2002 (Senate)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, February 2, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, February 2, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 19, 2001 |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2001 |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2001 |
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Wednesday, February 28, 2001 |
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Friday, March 16, 2001 |
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Tuesday, March 20, 2001 |
Sitting 32
Agreed to
(Journals 32)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, December 3, 2001
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 22, 2001 |
Meeting 6 |
Tuesday, March 27, 2001 |
Meeting 7 |
Wednesday, March 28, 2001 |
Meeting 8 |
Thursday, March 29, 2001 |
Meeting 9 |
Tuesday, April 3, 2001 |
Meeting 10 |
Wednesday, April 4, 2001 |
Meeting 11 |
Thursday, April 5, 2001 |
Meeting 12 |
Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
Meeting 13 |
Wednesday, April 25, 2001 |
Meeting 14 |
Thursday, April 26, 2001 |
Meeting 15 |
Monday, April 30, 2001 |
Meeting 16 |
Tuesday, May 1, 2001 |
Meeting 17 |
Wednesday, May 2, 2001 |
Meeting 18 |
Thursday, May 3, 2001 |
Meeting 19 |
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 |
Meeting 20 |
Wednesday, May 9, 2001 |
Meeting 21 |
Thursday, May 10, 2001 |
Meeting 22 |
Tuesday, May 15, 2001 |
Meeting 23 |
Wednesday, May 16, 2001 |
Meeting 24 |
Thursday, May 17, 2001 |
Meeting 25 |
Tuesday, May 29, 2001 |
Meeting 26 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 |
Meeting 27 |
Thursday, May 31, 2001 |
Meeting 28 |
Tuesday, June 5, 2001 |
Meeting 29 |
Wednesday, June 6, 2001 |
Meeting 30 |
Thursday, June 7, 2001 |
Meeting 31 |
Wednesday, October 3, 2001 |
Meeting 38 |
Wednesday, October 17, 2001 |
Meeting 40 |
Thursday, October 18, 2001 |
Meeting 41 |
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
Meeting 42 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2001 |
Meeting 43 |
Thursday, October 25, 2001 |
Meeting 44 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2001 |
Meeting 45 |
Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
Meeting 46 |
Thursday, November 1, 2001 |
Meeting 47 |
Tuesday, November 6, 2001 |
Meeting 48 |
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 |
Meeting 49 |
Thursday, November 8, 2001 |
Meeting 50 |
Tuesday, November 20, 2001 |
Meeting 51 |
Wednesday, November 21, 2001 |
Meeting 52 |
Thursday, November 22, 2001 |
Meeting 53 |
Tuesday, November 27, 2001 |
Meeting 54 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 3, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with further amendments, Monday, June 10, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 18, 2002 |
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Wednesday, February 20, 2002 |
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Thursday, February 21, 2002 |
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Monday, February 25, 2002 |
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Tuesday, February 26, 2002 |
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Thursday, March 21, 2002 |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2002 |
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Thursday, April 18, 2002 |
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Monday, April 29, 2002 |
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Wednesday, May 8, 2002 |
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Monday, June 10, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002 |
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 12, 2002 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, June 13, 2002
Referral to committee, Thursday, June 13, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 13, 2002 |
Consideration in committee
No activity
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
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
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 19, 2001 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 16) | |
| Monday, February 19, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 16) | |
| Monday, February 19, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 16) | |
| Monday, February 19, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 16) | |
| Monday, February 19, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 16) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 124) | |
| Thursday, June 13, 2002 | Response speech(Sitting 124) |
About
Legislative summary
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Similar bills
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Further reading
A theory of compensation under the Species at Risk Act.
Rounthwaite, H. Ian.
Journal of environmental law and practice, 10:259-81
Activity and movement patterns of polar bears inhabiting consolidated versus Arctic pack ice.
Ferguson, Steve H. et al.
Arctic, 54:49-54
Animal house : the Chretien government protects fauna while ignoring more pressing issues..
Stock, Peter.
Report newsmagazine, 29:14
Make environmentalism pay: private enterprise can preserve endangered species, but Ottawa still favours punitive supervision..
Parker, Shafer.
Report newsmagazine, 29: 15-16
Moose, caribou, and grizzly bear distribution in relation to road traffic in Denali National Park, Alaska.
Yost, A. C. and R. G. Wright.
Arctic, 54:41-8
Natural history and conservation of the Greenland whale, or Bowhead, in the Northwest Atlantic.
Finley, K. J..
Arctic, 54:55-76
Protecting endangered species in the US and Canada: the role of negative lesson drawing.
Illical, Mary and Kathryn Harrison.
Canadian journal of political science, 40:367-94
Risky business..
Menyasz, Peter.
Environment policy and law, 13: 326
Scientists want tougher endangered species law..
Withgott, Jay.
Science, 293: 1417
Silver anniversary for species list..
Shilts, Elizabeth.
Canadian geographic, 122:34
Species bill at risk..
Environment policy and law, 13: 309
Species bill unfair..
Pole, Kenneth.
Environment policy and law, 13: 278
Third time's a charm?.
Canadian geographic, 121:32
Water banking and restoration of endangered species habitat : an application to the Snake River.
Green, Gareth P. and John P. O.
Contemporary economic policy, 19:225-37