C-504 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters)
Short title:
Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Reinstated from previous session, Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
|
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 |
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
Sitting 52
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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 71 — Wednesday, February 26, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-504, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters)
- Yeas:
- 97
- Nays:
- 177
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 274
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 7, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 16) | Christine Moore (NDP) |
| Thursday, November 7, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 16) | Cathy McLeod (Conservative) |
| Thursday, November 7, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 16) | Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Consolidated national survey results for volunteer fire departments.
Ottawa : Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, 1 PDF file (20 p.)
Forum sur la sécurité incendie : les services de sécurité incendie, tournés vers l'avenir : actes / recherche et rédaction, Direction générale de la sécurité civile et de la sécurité incendie.
Québec : Sécurité publique Québec, 1 fichier PDF (66 p.)
Volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention strategy.
Alberta : Alberta Fire Chiefs Association, 1 PDF file (124 p.)