C-380 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act (importation of shark fins)
Short title:
Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, December 8, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Monday, March 25, 2013 |
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
Sitting 230
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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 652 — Wednesday, March 27, 2013
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-380, An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act (importation of shark fins)
- Yeas:
- 138
- Nays:
- 143
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 281
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 11, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 208) | Fin Donnelly (NDP) |
| Monday, February 11, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 208) | Pierre Lemieux (Conservative) |
| Monday, February 11, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 208) | Lawrence MacAulay (Liberal) |
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Further reading
An emerging pacific initiative to ban shark finning and limit the consumption of shark fin soup : the case for Canadian participation.
Jeffries, Cameron.
Journal of environmental law and practice, 22:255-65
Desperately seeking sharks [electronic resource].
Vance, Erik.
Discover, 34:38-45