C-291 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, March 10, 2017 |
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 |
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017 |
Sitting 179
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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 283 — Wednesday, May 17, 2017
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)
- Yeas:
- 67
- Nays:
- 216
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 283
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 10, 2017 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 152) | Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP) |
| Friday, March 10, 2017 | Response speech(Sitting 152) | Francis Drouin (Liberal) |
| Friday, March 10, 2017 | Response speech(Sitting 152) | Kelly Block (Conservative) |
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Further reading
A fishy return on public innovation investment : the policy collision over genetically modified salmon.
Lucy Sharratt.
CCPA monitor, 25(3):40-44
Detailing genetic modification.
Sandra Knowler & Becky Rock.
Lawyers weekly, 36(16):17
GMO labeling in the limelight.
Doug Farquhar.
State legislatures, 42(8)
There is no consumer "right to know".
Adler, Jonathan H..
Regulation, 39(3):26-33