C-43 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015

A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Short title: Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 39

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, October 23, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, October 23, 2014
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, November 3, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Sitting 134
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Friday, October 31, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sitting 137
Agreed to (Vote 268)
2nd reading and referral to committee - FINA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, November 27, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Meeting 56
Monday, November 17, 2014
Meeting 57
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Meeting 58
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Meeting 59
Monday, November 24, 2014
Meeting 60
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Meeting 62
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, November 27, 2014
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, December 8, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Sitting 159
Agreed to (Vote 309)
3rd reading
End of stage activities
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Committee report adopted, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Meeting 62
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Meeting 63
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Meeting 64
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Meeting 66
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Meeting 67
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Meeting 68
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Meeting 69
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Meeting 70
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Meeting 71
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Meeting 72
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Meeting 73
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Sitting 91
Pre-study of House bill
Subject-matter of bill referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance AND certain other Senate Committees --- (See explanatory note # 1 below)
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, Friday, December 12, 2014
Referral to committee, Friday, December 12, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, December 12, 2014
Sitting 108
Note
A point of order was raised with respect to the acceptability of the bill --- Speaker's ruling (1st part). See explanatory note # 2 below for information on part 2 of Speaker's ruling
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Monday, December 15, 2014
with observations
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Monday, December 15, 2014
Meeting 74
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, December 15, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Notes

Note # 1 (Senate).

On October 30, 2014, the following motion was adopted by the Senate:

That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on October 23, 2014, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet for the purposes of its study of the subject matter of Bill C-43 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; and

That, in addition, and notwithstanding any normal practice:

1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-43 in advance of it coming before the Senate:

(a) the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce: those elements contained in Divisions 9, 12, 18, 22, 26, and 27 of Part 4;

(b) the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: those elements contained in Divisions 2, 6, 10, 11, 16, and 21 of Part 4;

(c) the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: those elements contained in Divisions 5, 7, 17, 20, and 24 of Part 4;

(d) the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources: those elements contained in Divisions 3, 28, and 29 of Part 4;

(e) the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: those elements contained in Division 15 of Part 4; and

(f) the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: those elements contained in Division 4 of Part 4;

2. The various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-43 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than November 27, 2014;

3. As the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-43 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and

4. The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point three into consideration during its study of the subject matter of all of Bill C-43.

Note # 2 (Senate).


On February 3, 2015, the Speaker of the Senate delivered the 2nd part of his ruling on the point of order raised on December 12, 2014.



Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 266 — Thursday, October 30, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Yeas:
143
Nays:
103
Paired:
0
Total:
246
Vote 267 — Monday, November 3, 2014
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
114
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 268 — Monday, November 3, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Yeas:
149
Nays:
114
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 300 — Thursday, December 4, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Yeas:
136
Nays:
108
Paired:
0
Total:
244
Vote 302 — Monday, December 8, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
111
Nays:
152
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 303 — Monday, December 8, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
110
Nays:
153
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 304 — Monday, December 8, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Yeas:
153
Nays:
110
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 308 — Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Result:
Negatived
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
120
Nays:
151
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 309 — Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-43, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures
Yeas:
151
Nays:
119
Paired:
0
Total:
270

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

Senate

Speech date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Sitting 114

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 134) Andrew Saxton (Conservative)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 134) Nathan Cullen (NDP)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 134) Scott Brison (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Friday, December 12, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 108) Larry Smith (Conservative)
Friday, December 12, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 108) Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

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