C-3 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Friday, December 17, 2021

Statutes of Canada 2021, c. 27

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, November 26, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, November 26, 2021
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, December 9, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, December 3, 2021
Sitting 10
Major speeches
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Monday, December 6, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Sitting 14
Agreed to (Vote 10)
2nd reading and referral to committee - HUMA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Meeting 2
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Meeting 3
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Thursday, December 16, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 16, 2021
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, December 16, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Sitting 19
Agreed to (Journals 19)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Meeting 2
Monday, December 13, 2021
Meeting 3
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Sitting 7
Pre-study of House bill
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, December 16, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, December 16, 2021
End of stage activity
Second reading, Friday, December 17, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, December 17, 2021
Sitting 14
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, December 17, 2021
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, December 17, 2021

Notes

On December 2, 2021, the following motion was adopted by the Senate:

That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice:

1. in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code, introduced in the House of Commons on November 26, 2021, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate, when and if the committee is formed;

2. in addition, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affaires be separately authorized to examine the subject matter of clauses 1 to 5 contained in Bill C-3 in advance of it coming before the Senate, when and if the committee is formed;

3. for the purpose of their studies, the aforementioned committees have the power to meet, even though the Senate may then be sitting or adjourned, with rules 12-18(1) and 12-18(2) being suspended in relation thereto;

4. subject to the following paragraph, as the reports from the committees authorized to examine the subject matter of all or of particular elements of Bill C-3 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later that day; and

5. each of the committees authorized to examine the subject matter of all or of particular elements of Bill C-3 be authorized to deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, with the reports thus deposited being placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting after they are tabled.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 9 — Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code
Yeas:
180
Nays:
145
Paired:
0
Total:
325
Vote 10 — Thursday, December 9, 2021
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code
Yeas:
332
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
332

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Friday, December 3, 2021 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 10) Seamus O'Regan (Liberal)
Friday, December 3, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 10) Scott Aitchison (Conservative)
Friday, December 3, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 10) Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)
Friday, December 3, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 10) Alexandre Boulerice (NDP)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Friday, December 17, 2021 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 14) Hassan Yussuff (Independent Senators Group)
Friday, December 17, 2021 Response speech(Sitting 14) Scott Tannas (Canadian Senators Group)

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