C-560 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Divorce Act (equal parenting) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, December 6, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 6, 2013 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Friday, January 31, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
Sitting 91
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Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 153 — Wednesday, May 28, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-560, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (equal parenting) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
- Yeas:
- 80
- Nays:
- 174
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 254
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 61) | Maurice Vellacott (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 61) | Françoise Boivin (NDP) |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 61) | Sean Casey (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Family law and the indissolubility of parenthood.
Parkinson, Patrick.
Cambridge University Press, 286 p.