C-640 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act respecting VIA Rail Canada and making consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act
Short title:
VIA Rail Canada Act
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, February 20, 2015 |
|
Friday, April 24, 2015 |
|
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
Sitting 203
|
Consideration in committee
Not reached
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 384 — Wednesday, April 29, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-640, An Act respecting VIA Rail Canada and making consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act
- Yeas:
- 122
- Nays:
- 152
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 274
Senate
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House of Commons
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
| Thursday, January 29, 2015 | Sitting 165 |
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, February 20, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 176) | Philip Toone (NDP) |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 176) | Jeff Watson (Conservative) |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 176) | David J. McGuinty (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Where is VIA going? : a brief analysis of a crown corporation.
Bird, Malcolm G..
16 p. (1 PDF file)