C-27 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces)
Short title: Veterans Hiring Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 5

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, May 16, 2014
Sitting 88
Major speeches
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Sitting 95
Agreed to (Vote 161)
2nd reading and referral to committee - ACVA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Thursday, October 30, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Monday, October 20, 2014
Meeting 29
Monday, October 27, 2014
Meeting 30
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Meeting 31
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, October 30, 2014
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, November 17, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, November 17, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, November 17, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sitting 148
Agreed to (Journals 148)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, December 11, 2014
Referral to committee, Thursday, December 11, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Sitting 103
Major speeches
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
Sitting 107
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Monday, February 2, 2015
Meeting 28
Monday, March 23, 2015
Meeting 32
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 159 — Monday, June 2, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces)
Yeas:
145
Nays:
114
Paired:
0
Total:
259
Vote 161 — Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces)
Yeas:
268
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
268

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Friday, May 16, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 88) Parm Gill (Conservative)
Friday, May 16, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 88) Sylvain Chicoine (NDP)
Friday, May 16, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 88) Joyce Murray (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Thursday, December 4, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 103) Carolyn Stewart Olsen (Conservative)
Thursday, December 11, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 107) Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

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