C-4 , 43rd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 5, 2019, to Tuesday, August 18, 2020

An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States
Short title: Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Friday, March 13, 2020

Statutes of Canada 2020, c. 1

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, February 6, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Sitting 11
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Friday, January 31, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Sitting 16
Agreed to (Vote 13)
2nd reading and referral to committee - CIIT
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Thursday, February 27, 2020
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting 4
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting 5
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting 6
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Meeting 7
Monday, February 24, 2020
Meeting 8
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting 9
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting 10
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting 11
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting 12
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Meeting 13
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, February 27, 2020
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, March 13, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting 2
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Meeting 3
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Meeting 4
End of stage activity
First reading, Friday, March 13, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, March 13, 2020
End of stage activity
Second reading, Friday, March 13, 2020
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, March 13, 2020
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, March 13, 2020
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, March 13, 2020

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 13 — Thursday, February 6, 2020
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States
Yeas:
275
Nays:
28
Paired:
2
Total:
305

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 11) Chrystia Freeland (Liberal)
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Response speech(Sitting 11) Randy Hoback (Conservative)
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Response speech(Sitting 11) Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois)
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Response speech(Sitting 11) Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

About

Legislative summary

The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for bills that implement treaties, conventions, agreements or administrative arrangements bills. The following is a short summary:

On 29 January 2020, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs introduced Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

Bill C-4 enactment implements the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Buenos Aires on 30 November 2018, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to that Agreement, done at Mexico City on 10 December 2019.

The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse is to be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 20 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.

Part 1 approves the Agreement, provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.

Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement.

Part 3 contains the coming into force provisions.

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