Parliament of Canada

C-18 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013

An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Short title: Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
Sponsor
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, December 15, 2011

Statutes of Canada 2011, c. 25

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, October 24, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sitting 32
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sitting 35
Agreed to (Vote 44)
2nd reading and referral to committee - C-18
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Friday, November 4, 2011
Committee report
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Monday, October 31, 2011
 Meeting 1
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
 Meeting 2
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
 Meeting 3
Thursday, November 3, 2011
 Meeting 4
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, November 4, 2011
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, November 28, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sitting 55
Agreed to (Vote 77)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, December 1, 2011
Referral to committee, Thursday, December 1, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Sitting 36
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, December 12, 2011
Committee reports
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
 Meeting 14
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
 Meeting 15
Thursday, December 8, 2011
 Meeting 16
Thursday, December 8, 2011
 Meeting 17
Friday, December 9, 2011
 Meeting 18
Monday, December 12, 2011
 Meeting 19
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, December 12, 2011
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, December 15, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 41 — Thursday, October 20, 2011
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
156
Nays:
121
Paired:
0
Total:
277
Vote 42 — Monday, October 24, 2011
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (subamendment)
Yeas:
117
Nays:
151
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 43 — Monday, October 24, 2011
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
117
Nays:
150
Paired:
0
Total:
267
Vote 44 — Monday, October 24, 2011
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
151
Nays:
118
Paired:
0
Total:
269
Vote 63 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
159
Nays:
121
Paired:
0
Total:
280
Vote 64 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 65 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 66 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 67 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 68 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 69 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 70 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 71 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 72 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 73 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 74 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
159
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 75 — Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
159
Nays:
124
Paired:
0
Total:
283
Vote 76 — Monday, November 28, 2011
Result:
Negatived
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
119
Nays:
152
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 77 — Monday, November 28, 2011
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
153
Nays:
120
Paired:
0
Total:
273

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, October 24, 2011 Sitting 35
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Sitting 70

Senate

Speech date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 8, 2011 Sitting 39

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 32) Gerry Ritz (Conservative)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Response speech(Sitting 32) Pat Martin (NDP)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Response speech(Sitting 32) Frank Valeriote (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Thursday, December 1, 2011 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 36) Donald Neil Plett (Conservative)
Thursday, December 1, 2011 Response speech(Sitting 36) Robert W. Peterson (Liberal)

About

Legislative summary

A legislative summary of this bill is available from the Library of Parliament.

Similar bills

No similar bills were introduced during previous sessions or Parliaments

Departmental information

Press releases

Harper Government Introduces the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act
Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act Gives Farmers and Economy More Opportunities
Western Canadian Grain Farmers One Step Closer to the Marketing Freedom they want and deserve

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Further reading

Change at the CWB : who’s right, legally speaking? [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14
Customer opinion mixed on CWB change. [Bill C-18]. Pratt, Sean. Western producer, 89:6
CWB lobby targets Senate [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14
CWB on track for final OK [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14
Farm meetings mired down in opposing views about CWB [Bill C-18]. White, Ed. Western producer, 89:4
Federal Court ruling on Canadian Wheat Board shakes up Parliament [Bill C-18]. Wilson,Barry. Western producer, 89:10
Future of Canada's Arctic port questioned in post CWB industry [Bill C-18]. Cross, Brian. Western producer, 89:21
Grain firms in wait and see mode [Bill C-18]. Pratt, Sean. Western producer, 89:4
Jailed anti-CWB protestors reunite [Bill C-18]. Glen, Barb. Western producer, 89:78
Les conséquences négatives des offices de commercialisation agricole [ressource électronique]. Dumais, Mario. Institut économique de Montréal, Les cahiers de recherche, 1 fichier PDF (36 p.)
Monopoly for foreign sales viable option [Bill C-18]. Fulton, Murray. Western producer, 89:11
Ritz faces rough day in court; how it unfolded [Bill C-18]. Arnason,Robert. Western producer, 89:5
Rule of law must apply in changing wheat board [Bill C-18]. Western producer, 89:10
Supply managed systems pulled into wheat board debate [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:74
Technical details ironed out before CWB turns private [Bill C-18]. Western producer, 89:14
The negative consequences of agricultural marketing boards [electronic resource]. Dumais, Mario. Montreal Economic Institute Research Paper, 1 PDF file (32 p.)
Think-tank predicts bright future after single desk ends [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:4
Tories push through contentious bill. [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:5
Wild day marks wheat board monopoly’s end in House of Commons [Bill C-18]. Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:10
Agricultural policy monitoring and evaluation 2012 : OECD countries (OECD, September 2012)
Attitudes towards the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly in Saskatchewan : a research brief (Michael Atkinson, et al. Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Working Paper, December 2011, 8 p.)
Challenges facing the grain handling and transportation system in Western Canada in a post Canadian Wheat Board environment (Murray Fulton, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Working Paper, November 2011, 30 p.)
L’effet CCB sur le commerce des grains québécois (Stéphane Arnato. Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ), Perspectives 2012, 17 avril 2012)
Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers
Pulling the plug on monopoly power : reform for the Canadian Wheat Board (Richard Pedde, and Al Loyns. C.D. Howe Institute, e-brief, June 23, 2011, 6 p.)
Removal of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly : future changes for farmers and the grain industry (Milton Boyd. Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Policy Series, No. 115, July 2011)
Removal of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single-desk selling powers (Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Issue in Focus, September 2011, 10 p.)
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