C-34 , 37th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, September 30, 2002, to Wednesday, November 12, 2003
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer) and other Acts in consequence
Bill type
House Government Bill
Summary
Current status
At consideration in the House of Commons of amendments made by the Senate
Latest activity
Message sent to the House of Commons on Friday, November 7, 2003 (Senate)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, April 30, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, May 2, 2003 |
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Tuesday, May 6, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
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Thursday, June 5, 2003 |
Meeting 51 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 |
Meeting 53 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 |
Meeting 54 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, September 15, 2003 |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, September 22, 2003 |
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Thursday, September 25, 2003 |
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Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
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Wednesday, October 1, 2003 |
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, October 2, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, October 2, 2003 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Monday, October 27, 2003
Referral to committee, Monday, October 27, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003 |
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Thursday, October 9, 2003 |
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Tuesday, October 21, 2003 |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2003 |
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Thursday, October 23, 2003 |
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Monday, October 27, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, November 3, 2003
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Tuesday, October 28, 2003 |
Meeting 48 |
Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
Meeting 49 |
Thursday, October 30, 2003 |
Meeting 50 |
Friday, October 31, 2003 |
Meeting 51 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, November 3, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, November 7, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, November 4, 2003 |
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Wednesday, November 5, 2003 |
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Thursday, November 6, 2003 |
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Friday, November 7, 2003 |
Sitting 97
Note
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
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| Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 82) | |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | Response speech(Sitting 82) |
About
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Similar bills
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Further reading
A different pair of solitudes : mass and elite attitudes toward political ethics.
Mancuso, Maureen.
Legislative studies, 14:7-25
Conduct unbecoming : the regulation of legislative ethics in Britain and the United States.
Williams, Robert.
Parliamentary affairs, 55:611-25
Ethics and government - the Canadian experience.
Wilson, Howard.
House magazine for senators and members of the House of Representatives, 18:4-7
Ethics in government.
Foster, Gregory D..
Vital speeches of the day, 65:583-6
Keeping them honest : public and elite perceptions of ethical conduct among Australian legislators.
McAllister, Ian.
Political studies, 48:22-37
Should the federal ethics counsellor become an independent officer of Parliament?.
Saint-Martin, Denis.
Canadian public policy, 29:197-212
Visible and invisible cultures of parliamentary ethics : the ' sports rorts' affair revisited.
Smith, Rodney.
Australian journal of political science, 34:47-62