C-291 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (waiting period and maximum special benefits)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Placed on the order of precedence on Monday, October 3, 2011
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sitting 51
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sitting 81
Negatived (Vote 132)
2nd reading and referral to committee - HUMA
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 132 — Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (waiting period and maximum special benefits)
Yeas:
132
Nays:
157
Paired:
0
Total:
289

Senate

To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.

Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Sitting 32

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 51) Denis Coderre (Liberal)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Response speech(Sitting 51) Claude Patry (NDP)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Response speech(Sitting 51) Devinder Shory (Conservative)

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