C-22 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Short title:
Energy Safety and Security Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, February 26, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 4
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, January 30, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, May 29, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
Sitting 92
Agreed to
(Journals 92)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 |
Meeting 33 |
Thursday, June 5, 2014 |
Meeting 34 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
Meeting 35 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, September 15, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, September 15, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, November 7, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
Sitting 141
Agreed to
(Journals 141)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Referral to committee, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, February 5, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
Meeting 45 |
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 |
Meeting 46 |
Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
Meeting 47 |
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 |
Meeting 48 |
Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
Meeting 49 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 5, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, February 26, 2015
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 156 — Thursday, May 29, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-22, An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 137
- Nays:
- 106
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 243
Vote 234 — Thursday, September 25, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-22, An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 137
- Nays:
- 110
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 247
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 61) | Greg Rickford (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 61) | Chris Charlton (NDP) |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 61) | David J. McGuinty (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 20, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 97) | Scott Tannas (Conservative) |
| Thursday, December 4, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 103) | Grant Mitchell (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Attention Canada! : en route vers notre avenir énergétique : vers une stratégie canadienne de l'énergie durable : document de travail : septième rapport du Comité sénatorial permanent de l'énergie, de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles.
Ottawa : Sénat Canada, 76 p.
Attention Canada! : preparing for our energy future : towards a Canadian sustainable energy strategy : a discussion paper : seventh report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.
Ottawa : Senate Canada, 67 p.
Development of Canadian Arctic offshore oil and gas drilling : lessons from the Gulf of Mexico.
Amos, Will.
Contained in (manifestation): European community & international environmental law, Volume 20, issue 1:39-46 (April 2011)
Exigences de dépôt relatives aux forages extracôtiers dans l’Arctique canadien.
Canada : Office national de l'énergie, 36 p.
Facts do not justify banning Canada's current offshore drilling operations : a Senate review in the wake of BP's deepwater Horizon incident : eighth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.
Ottawa : Senate Canada, 1 online resource (86 p.)
Filing requirements for offshore drilling in the Canadian Arctic.
Canada : National Energy Board, 34 p.
Les faits ne justifient pas l'interdiction des opérations actuelles de forage en mer : étude sénatoriale au lendemain de l'incident de la plate-forme deepwater Horizon de BP : huitième rapport du Comité sénatorial permanent de l'énergie, de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles.
Ottawa : Sénat Canada, 1 ressource en ligne (95 p.)
Oil spill liability and regulatory regime : Australia, Brazil, Canada, Norway, United Kingdom.
Washington, D.C. : The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center, 1 online resource (11, 12, 11, 12, 5 pages)
Perspective on the pros and cons of a pooling-type approach to nuclear third party liability.
Carroll, Simon.
Contained in (manifestation): Nuclear law bulltein No. 81:75-97 (1 online resource)
Protecting taxpayers and the environment through reform of Canada's offshore liability regime.
Amos, William.
McGill international journal of sustainable development and policy, 5-52 no 1
The Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage : catalyst for a global nuclear liability regime.
McRae, Ben.
Contained in (manifestation): Nuclear law bulltein No. 79:17-35 (1 online resource)
UK Deep Water Drilling: implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Second report of Session 2010-11.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Energy and Climate Change Committee, 2 v. in separate PDF files (55, 136; 42 p.)