C-70 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to give effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, to amend the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, March 29, 2018
Statutes of Canada 2018, c. 4
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
Sitting 265
Agreed to
(Journals 265)
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End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, February 15, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
Sitting 265
Agreed to
(Journals 265)
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Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, February 26, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 26, 2018 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, March 1, 2018
Referral to committee, Thursday, March 1, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
Meeting 78 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
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Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 1, 2018 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 186) | Kim Pate (Independent Senators Group) |
| Thursday, March 1, 2018 | Response speech(Sitting 186) | Dennis Glen Patterson (Conservative) |
About
Legislative summary
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On 14 February 2018, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs introduced Bill C-70, An Act to give effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, to amend the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-70 gives effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada. It amends the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act to reduce the administrative burden related to the internal governance of the Naskapi, to ensure that the Act no longer applies to the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and to make changes to certain aspects of the mandate of the Cree-Naskapi Commission to take into account the Agreement. It also makes related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
On 14 February 2018, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs introduced Bill C-70, An Act to give effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, to amend the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-70 gives effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada. It amends the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act to reduce the administrative burden related to the internal governance of the Naskapi, to ensure that the Act no longer applies to the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and to make changes to certain aspects of the mandate of the Cree-Naskapi Commission to take into account the Agreement. It also makes related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
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