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)
This bill was dropped from the Senate Order Paper on Tuesday, June 19, 2007
See explanatory note below
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
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Thursday, June 8, 2006 |
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
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Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
Sitting 29
Referral of subject matter of bill to committee adopted
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Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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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) |
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Thursday, October 26, 2006
Chamber sittings
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Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, October 30, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, October 30, 2006 |
Sitting 42
Note
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Chamber sittings
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2006 |
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Friday, November 3, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, November 3, 2006 |
Sitting 46
Note
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Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006 |
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 |
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
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Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
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Thursday, December 7, 2006 |
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
Sitting 61
Note
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Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
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Thursday, February 1, 2007 |
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007 |
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007 |
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 8, 2007 |
Sitting 68
Note
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End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Referral to committee, Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007 |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007 |
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 |
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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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) |
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 |
Sitting 98
Note
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007 |
Sitting 101
Note
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 |
Sitting 102
Note
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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 |
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007 |
Meeting 74 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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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) |
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Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
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.
The Senate adopted this recommendation when it adopted the committee report on June 19, 2007.
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
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
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| Thursday, June 1, 2006 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 19) | |
| Thursday, June 1, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 19) |
About
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Further reading
Promises, promises: opposition stonewalling threatens to derail early initiatives to democratize the Senate.
Doll, Cyril.
Western standard, p. 36
Round table on senate reform.
Mar, Gary, Marie Bountrogianni and Benoît Pelletier.
Canadian parliamentary review, 29:9-16
Senate reform.
LeBreton, Marjory.
Countdown, p. 1
Senate reform: is this the beginning?.
Smith, David E. and John D. Whyte.
SIPP briefing note, no. 17:1-6
Table ronde sur la réforme du sénat.
Mar, Gary, Marie Bountrogianni et Benoît Pelletier.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 29:9-16