C-307 , 40th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, January 26, 2009, to Wednesday, December 30, 2009
An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009 |
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
Sitting 67
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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 80 — Wednesday, June 3, 2009
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-307, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 76
- Nays:
- 199
- Paired:
- 6
- Total:
- 281
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 37) | |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 37) | Shelly Glover (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 37) | Lise Zarac (Liberal) |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 37) | Yvon Godin (NDP) |
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Further reading
Language laws and the Charter.
Grey, Julius H.
Canadian issues, pp.104-8