S-4 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate tenure)
Bill type
Senate Government Bill
This bill was dropped from the Senate Order Paper on Tuesday, June 19, 2007
See explanatory note below

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Sitting 19
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Sitting 29
Referral of subject matter of bill to committee adopted
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Meeting 2
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Meeting 3
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Meeting 4
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Meeting 5
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Meeting 6
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Meeting 7
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Meeting 8
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Meeting 9
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Meeting 10
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Meeting 12
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Thursday, October 26, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, October 30, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sitting 42
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Friday, November 3, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, November 3, 2006
Sitting 46
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Sitting 61
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Sitting 68
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Referral to committee, Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Meeting 58
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Meeting 59
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Meeting 60
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Meeting 61
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Meeting 62
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Meeting 64
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Meeting 68
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Sitting 98
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Sitting 101
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Sitting 102
Note
Debate on committee report on subject-matter of the bill
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Report on bill with 2 amendments, 1 recommendation and observations
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Meeting 74
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Tuesday, June 19, 2007
See explanatory note below
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

House of Commons

First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Notes

Pursuant to the recommendation contained in the 13th report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented on June 12, 2007, and printed at page 1654 of the Journals of the Senate, Bill S-4, as amended, shall not be proceeded with at third reading until such time as the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled with respect to its constitutionality.

The Senate adopted this recommendation when it adopted the committee report on June 19, 2007.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

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Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech
Thursday, June 1, 2006 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 19)
Thursday, June 1, 2006 Response speech(Sitting 19)

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