S-213 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act respecting Lincoln Alexander Day
Short title:
Lincoln Alexander Day Act
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 30
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, December 9, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 9, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Referral to committee, Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014 |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Thursday, April 3, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
Meeting 21 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, May 8, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate with amendments
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
Meeting 40 |
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 2, 2014 |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
Sitting 115
Agreed to
(Journals 115)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Thursday, October 23, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
Meeting 28 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
Sitting 154
Agreed to
(Vote 299)
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 299 — Wednesday, December 3, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-213, An Act respecting Lincoln Alexander Day
- Yeas:
- 275
- Nays:
- 0
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 28) | Don Meredith (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 37) | Pana Merchant (Liberal) |
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 2, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 94) | David Sweet (Conservative) |
| Monday, June 2, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 94) | David Christopherson (NDP) |
| Monday, June 2, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 94) | Stéphane Dion (Liberal) |
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Further reading
"Go to school, you're a little black boy" : the honourable Lincoln M. Alexander : a memoir.
Alexander, Lincoln M.
Toronto: Dundurn Press, 254 p.
“The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander : first black Canadian elected to the House of Commons”.
Brown, Wayne.
Electoral insight, 4:25-8
L'honorable Lincoln M. Alexander : premier canadien de race noire élu à la Chambre des communes.
Brown, Wayne.
Perspectives électorales, 4 : 25-8