S-7 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Short title:
Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 29
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, November 27, 2014
Referral to committee, Thursday, November 27, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
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Thursday, November 27, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, December 11, 2014
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
Meeting 23 |
Monday, December 8, 2014 |
Meeting 24 |
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
Meeting 25 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 12, 2014 |
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Monday, December 15, 2014 |
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014 |
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, January 29, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, March 23, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
Sitting 187
Agreed to
(Journals 187)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
Meeting 43 |
Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
Meeting 44 |
Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
Meeting 45 |
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 |
Meeting 46 |
Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
Meeting 47 |
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
Meeting 48 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, June 15, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 28, 2015 |
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Monday, June 15, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
Sitting 232
Agreed to
(Vote 456)
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 352 — Thursday, March 12, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 134
- Nays:
- 109
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 243
Vote 435 — Tuesday, June 9, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 138
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 254
Vote 454 — Monday, June 15, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 115
- Nays:
- 151
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 266
Vote 455 — Monday, June 15, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 182
- Nays:
- 84
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 266
Vote 456 — Tuesday, June 16, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 185
- Nays:
- 86
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 271
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 95) | Salma Ataullahjan (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 99) | Mobina S.B. Jaffer (Liberal) |
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 173) | Chris Alexander (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 173) | Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP) |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 173) | John McCallum (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Canada's problem with polygamy.
Economist, 425(9070)
Dishonour, provocation and culture: through the beholders eye?.
Fournier, Pascale, Pascal McDougall and Anna R. Dekker.
Canadian Criminal Law Review, 16(2): 161-193 (1 online resource)
Lawyers warn bill [S-7] on fast track could have unanticipated fallout.
Schmitz, Cristin.
Lawyers weekly, 35:1-2