C-4 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
Short title:
Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, December 12, 2013
Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 40
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Monday, October 28, 2013 |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
Sitting 10
Agreed to
(Vote 7)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Thursday, November 28, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
Meeting 6 |
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
Meeting 10 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Meeting 11 |
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
Meeting 12 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, December 9, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
Sitting 33
Agreed to
(Vote 41)
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Senate
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
Meeting 3 |
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
Meeting 4 |
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
Meeting 5 |
Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
Meeting 6 |
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
Meeting 8 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Meeting 9 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Meeting 10 |
Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
Meeting 12 |
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
Meeting 14 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
Sitting 12
Pre-study of House bill
Subject-matter of bill referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance AND certain other Senate Committees --- (See explanatory note below)
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End of stage activity
First reading, Monday, December 9, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Referral to committee, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
Meeting 16 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
Sitting 26
Note
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End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
Notes
On November 5, 2013, the following motion was adopted by the Senate:
That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine the subject-matter of all of Bill C-4, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 22, 2013, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to sit for the purposes of its study of the subject-matter of Bill C-4 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; and
That, in addition, and notwithstanding any normal practice:
1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject-matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-4 in advance of it coming before the Senate:
(a) the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce: those elements contained in Divisions 2, 3, 9, and 13 of Part 3;
(b) the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources: those elements contained in Divisions 7 and 14 of Part 3;
(c) the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: those elements contained in Division 8 of Part 3;
(d) the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: those elements contained in Divisions 4 and 16 of Part 3;
(e) the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: those elements contained in Divisions 5, 10 and 11 of Part 3; and
(f) the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: those elements contained in Division 19, of Part 3;
2. The various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject-matter of particular elements of Bill C-4 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than November 29, 2013;
3. As the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject-matter of particular elements of Bill C-4 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and
4. The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point three into consideration during its study of the subject-matter of all of Bill C-4.
That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine the subject-matter of all of Bill C-4, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 22, 2013, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to sit for the purposes of its study of the subject-matter of Bill C-4 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; and
That, in addition, and notwithstanding any normal practice:
1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject-matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-4 in advance of it coming before the Senate:
(a) the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce: those elements contained in Divisions 2, 3, 9, and 13 of Part 3;
(b) the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources: those elements contained in Divisions 7 and 14 of Part 3;
(c) the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: those elements contained in Division 8 of Part 3;
(d) the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: those elements contained in Divisions 4 and 16 of Part 3;
(e) the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: those elements contained in Divisions 5, 10 and 11 of Part 3; and
(f) the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: those elements contained in Division 19, of Part 3;
2. The various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject-matter of particular elements of Bill C-4 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than November 29, 2013;
3. As the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject-matter of particular elements of Bill C-4 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and
4. The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point three into consideration during its study of the subject-matter of all of Bill C-4.
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 5 — Thursday, October 24, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
- Yeas:
- 144
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 260
Vote 6 — Tuesday, October 29, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (reasoned amendment)
- Yeas:
- 124
- Nays:
- 151
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Vote 7 — Tuesday, October 29, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
- Yeas:
- 151
- Nays:
- 124
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Vote 18 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
- Yeas:
- 134
- Nays:
- 113
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 247
Vote 19 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 123
- Nays:
- 141
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 20 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 35
- Nays:
- 229
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 21 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 92
- Nays:
- 172
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 22 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 94
- Nays:
- 171
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 265
Vote 23 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 123
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 266
Vote 24 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 121
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 25 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 93
- Nays:
- 171
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 26 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 6
- Nays:
- 257
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 263
Vote 27 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 121
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 28 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 121
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 29 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 92
- Nays:
- 172
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 30 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 120
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 263
Vote 31 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 121
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 264
Vote 32 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 121
- Nays:
- 144
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 265
Vote 33 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 122
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 265
Vote 34 — Tuesday, December 3, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
- Yeas:
- 144
- Nays:
- 121
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 265
Vote 41 — Monday, December 9, 2013
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-4, A second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures
- Yeas:
- 145
- Nays:
- 122
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 267
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 6) | Andrew Saxton (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 6) | Peggy Nash (NDP) |
| Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 6) | Scott Brison (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 25) | JoAnne L. Buth (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 25) | Joseph A. Day (Liberal) |
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