C-9 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations
Short title:
First Nations Elections Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Friday, April 11, 2014
Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 5
Note concerning the date of Royal Assent: When the date of a written declaration differs from that of Royal Assent, the date shown in LEGISInfo corresponds to the date on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the written declaration. Section 5 of the Royal Assent Act, S.C. 2002, c. 15, states: “Where royal assent is signified by written declaration, the Act is deemed to be assented to on the day on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the declaration.”
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
Sitting 10
Agreed to
(Journals 10)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, November 25, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
Meeting 3 |
Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
Meeting 4 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
Sitting 34
Agreed to
(Journals 34)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, February 27, 2014
Referral to committee, Thursday, February 27, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
|
Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Tuesday, April 1, 2014
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
Meeting 16 |
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
Meeting 17 |
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
Meeting 18 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
|
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 |
Notes
On October 29, 2013, pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on October 21, 2013, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill S-6 in the 1st Session of the 41st Parliament).
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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House of Commons
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | Sitting 34 |
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 29) | Scott Tannas (Conservative) |
| Thursday, February 27, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 39) | Lillian Eva Dyck (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Élections chez les Premières nations : une question de choix fondamental : rapport du Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones.
Canada Parlement Sénat Comité sénatorial permanent des peuples autochtones.
iv, 66, 59, iv p. ;
First Nations elections : the choice is inherently theirs : report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples..
iv, 59, 66, iv p. ;
Improving the system for First Nations elections : discussion paper.
[Dartmouth, N.S.?] : [Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs]
National Engagement on Electoral Reform : building a better election system for First Nations communities.
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs.
Political stability and the well-being of First Nations in Saskatchewan: implications for the proposed "First Nations Elections Act".
Nathcher, David C.
Journal of Aboriginal economic development, 8:97-110