C-6 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Short title:
Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, November 6, 2014
Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 27
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, October 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 25, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Friday, October 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 25, 2013 |
Sitting 8
Agreed to
(Journals 8)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, February 6, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
Meeting 3 |
Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
Meeting 4 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
Meeting 5 |
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
Meeting 6 |
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
Meeting 8 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 6, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
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Monday, June 16, 2014 |
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, June 19, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
Sitting 107
Agreed to
(Vote 224)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, June 19, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Referral to committee, Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, October 30, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
Meeting 40 |
Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
Meeting 41 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, November 6, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
Notes
On October 25, 2013, pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on October 21, 2013, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill S-10 in the 1st Session of the 41st Parliament).
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 212 — Monday, June 16, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Yeas:
- 138
- Nays:
- 106
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 244
Vote 213 — Tuesday, June 17, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 127
- Nays:
- 148
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Vote 214 — Tuesday, June 17, 2014
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 127
- Nays:
- 148
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 275
Vote 215 — Tuesday, June 17, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Yeas:
- 147
- Nays:
- 127
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 274
Vote 224 — Thursday, June 19, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Yeas:
- 130
- Nays:
- 98
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 228
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 18, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 77) | Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 84) | Joan Fraser (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Breaking new ground : the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the evolution of international humanitarian law.
Docherty, Bonnie.
Human Rights Quarterly, 31:934-963
Can we fix Canada's flawed cluster bomb treaty legislation?.
Collins, Robin.
Peace magazine, 29:14-15
The Convention on Cluster Munitions : a commentary.
Nystuen, Gro, & Stuart Casey-Maslen, eds..
Oxford University Press, 820 p.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions and its domestic implementation.
Blazeby, Leonard.
Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 35(4):721-26