C-32 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Civil Marriage Act
Short title:
Civil Marriage of Non-residents Act
This bill received royal assent on Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 30
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, February 17, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, February 17, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
Sitting 272
Agreed to
(Journals 272)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
Sitting 272
Agreed to
(Journals 272)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Referral to committee, Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, June 20, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
Meeting 97 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, June 20, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, June 21, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 177) | Douglas John Black (Conservative) |
| Thursday, June 20, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 178) | Serge Joyal (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Canadian Bar Association fires off warning on C-32 delay.
Schmitz, Cristin.
Lawyers weekly, 33:1, 23
Exporting same-sex marriage [electronic resource] : importing same-sex divorce.
Cossman, Brenda.
Canadian family law quarterly, 32:1-20
Same-sex marriage, same-sex cohabitation, and same-sex families around the world : why ‘same’ is so different.
Sáez, Macarena.
Journal of gender, social policy & the law, 19 (1): 1-54
The marriage and divorce in Canada of non-domiciled and non-resident persons.
Castel, Jean Gabriel.
Canadian family law quarterly, 31:297-308