C-42 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
Short title:
Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act
This bill received royal assent on Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 18
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, September 17, 2012 |
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 |
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
Sitting 148
Agreed to
(Journals 148)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, November 5, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
Meeting 50 |
Monday, October 15, 2012 |
Meeting 51 |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
Meeting 52 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 |
Meeting 53 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
Meeting 54 |
Monday, October 29, 2012 |
Meeting 55 |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
Meeting 56 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 5, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 |
Sitting 220
Agreed to
(Vote 624)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, March 7, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, April 18, 2013
Referral to committee, Thursday, April 18, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, May 7, 2013
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Monday, April 22, 2013 |
Meeting 29 |
Monday, April 29, 2013 |
Meeting 30 |
Monday, May 6, 2013 |
Meeting 31 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 457 — Wednesday, September 19, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (previous question)
- Yeas:
- 151
- Nays:
- 131
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 282
Vote 590 — Wednesday, December 12, 2012
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 101
- Nays:
- 184
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 285
Vote 591 — Wednesday, December 12, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 185
- Nays:
- 100
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 285
Vote 623 — Wednesday, March 6, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 152
- Nays:
- 130
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 282
Vote 624 — Wednesday, March 6, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 187
- Nays:
- 101
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 288
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
Senate
| Speech date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | Sitting 161 |
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 17, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 146) | Vic Toews (Conservative) |
| Monday, September 17, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 146) | Randall Garrison (NDP) |
| Monday, September 17, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 146) | Francis Scarpaleggia (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 145) | Daniel Lang (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 151) | Grant Mitchell (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Police and government relations : who's calling the shots?.
Beare, Margaret E., and Tonita Murray (Eds.).
University of Toronto Press, xiv, 480 p
Police service performance and accountability [electronic resource] : a review of the literature.
Kiedrowski, John, Michael Petrunik, and Ronald-Frans Melchers.
Compliance Strategy Group, 2009, 1 PDF file (38 p. : col. ill.)
Reforming public complaints against the RCMP (Editorial).
Roach, Kent W.
Criminal law quarterly, 59:163-6