C-571 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act (slaughter of equines for human consumption)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Friday, January 31, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, March 31, 2014 |
|
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 |
Sitting 86
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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 142 — Wednesday, May 14, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-571, An Act to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act (slaughter of equines for human consumption)
- Yeas:
- 102
- Nays:
- 155
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 257
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 31, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 65) | Alex Atamanenko (NDP) |
| Monday, March 31, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 65) | Pierre Lemieux (Conservative) |
| Monday, March 31, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 65) | Hedy Fry (Liberal) |
About
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Further reading
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Durfee, Laura Jane.
Contained in (manifestation): Indiana law journal, volume 84, issue 1:353-372 (1 online resource)
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Whitcomb, Rachael.
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Fatty acid and cholesterol content, chemical composition and sensory evaluation of horsemeat.
Tonial, I.B. et al.
Contained in (manifestation): Journal of food safety, volume 28, issue 3:324-345 (1 online resource)
Horse slaughter issues in the United States.
Robb, Fahran K. J.,.
1 online resource, 42 p.
It costs how much to get rid of my horse?!? : why the economic down turn has illustrated the need for horse slaughter facilities.
Koehler, Brenna Robinson.
Contained in (manifestation): Drake journal of agricultural law, volume 18, number 2:375-401 (1 online resource)
Module 20 : slaughter horse transport.
National Veterinary Accreditation Program (U.S.).
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El Malti, Jazila and Hamid Amarouch.
Contained in (manifestation): Journal of food safety, volume 28, issue 3:324-345 (1 online resource)
The potential impact of a proposed ban on the sale of U.S. horses for slaughter and human consumption.
North, Michael S., DeeVon Bailey, and Ruby A. Ward.
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