S-220 , 40th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, January 26, 2009, to Wednesday, December 30, 2009
An Act respecting commercial electronic messages
Short title:
Anti-Spam Act
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the Senate
Latest activity
Referral to committee on Thursday, April 2, 2009 (Senate)
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, April 2, 2009
Referral to committee, Thursday, April 2, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 5, 2009 |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 |
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 5, 2009 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 7) | Yoine Goldstein (Liberal) |
| Thursday, February 5, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 7) | Gerald J. Comeau (Conservative) |
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Further reading
Parliament needs to pass anti-spam legislation.
Eisen, Michael.
The Hill Times, no. 744:23
Stuck in 1999: the need for federal anti-spam legislation.
Adams, Colin.
Information & technology law, 7:62-7
The spam control act.
Thiagarajan, Karthik Ashwin.
Singapore journal of legal studies, pp. 361-79