S-2 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations
Short title:
Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 33
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Referral to committee, Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, April 3, 2014
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
Meeting 13 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 |
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, April 10, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Friday, October 24, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 24, 2014 |
Sitting 131
Major speeches
Agreed to
(Journals 131)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
Meeting 57 |
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
Meeting 58 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, June 15, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Monday, June 15, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
Sitting 234
Agreed to
(Vote 467)
|
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 452 — Monday, June 15, 2015
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 115
- Nays:
- 151
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 266
Vote 453 — Monday, June 15, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations
- Yeas:
- 151
- Nays:
- 115
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 266
Vote 467 — Thursday, June 18, 2015
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations
- Yeas:
- 141
- Nays:
- 104
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 245
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 7, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 14) | Linda Frum (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 40) | Céline Hervieux-Payette (Liberal) |
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 24, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 131) | Erin O'Toole (Conservative) |
| Friday, October 24, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 131) | Craig Scott (NDP) |
| Friday, October 24, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 131) | Adam Vaughan (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Canadian administrative law.
Régimbald, Guy.
Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis, 2008, xxxiii, 499 p.
Executive legislation.
Keyes, John Mark.
Markham, On. : LexisNexis Canada, 2010, li, 611 p.
Incorporation by reference in legislation.
Keyes, John Mark.
Statute law review, 25(3) : 80–195
L'incorporation par renvoi dans l'exercice du pouvoir réglementaire à l'échelon fédéral.
Desjardins, Jacques, et Josée Legault.
Revue du Barreau canadien, 70(2) : 244-259
Regulations bill [S-12] poses risks lawyers say.
Schmitz, Cristin.
Lawyers weekly, 32:4
Regulatory law and practice in Canada.
Salembier, Paul.
Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2004, xv, 447 p.
The promise of plain language drafting.
Sullivan, Ruth.
McGill law journal, 47(1): 97-128