C-50 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
Short title:
Citizen Voting Act
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Second reading and referral to committee on Monday, May 4, 2015 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, May 4, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
|
Friday, May 1, 2015 |
|
Monday, May 4, 2015 |
Sitting 206
Agreed to
(Vote 393)
|
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
Meeting 81 |
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
Meeting 82 |
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 |
Meeting 83 |
Thursday, May 28, 2015 |
Meeting 84 |
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
Meeting 85 |
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 390 — Thursday, April 30, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
- Yeas:
- 132
- Nays:
- 75
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 207
Vote 393 — Monday, May 4, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
- Yeas:
- 142
- Nays:
- 106
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 248
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 168) | Pierre Poilievre (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 168) | Craig Scott (NDP) |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 168) | Scott Simms (Liberal) |
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