C-93 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Friday, June 21, 2019
Statutes of Canada 2019, c. 20
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, March 1, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, March 1, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, May 6, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, April 8, 2019 |
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Monday, May 6, 2019 |
Sitting 410
Agreed to
(Vote 1307)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Monday, May 27, 2019 |
Meeting 164 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, June 3, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Monday, June 3, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, June 6, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 |
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
Sitting 428
Agreed to
(Journals 428)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, June 6, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Referral to committee, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 10, 2019 |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
Meeting 153 |
Monday, June 17, 2019 |
Meeting 154 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 1294 — Thursday, April 11, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis
- Yeas:
- 153
- Nays:
- 103
- Paired:
- 8
- Total:
- 264
Vote 1307 — Monday, May 6, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis
- Yeas:
- 240
- Nays:
- 28
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 268
Vote 1328 — Monday, June 3, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 167
- Nays:
- 100
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 267
Vote 1329 — Monday, June 3, 2019
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 84
- Nays:
- 183
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 267
Vote 1330 — Monday, June 3, 2019
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis
- Yeas:
- 244
- Nays:
- 23
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 267
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, April 8, 2019 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 400) | Karen McCrimmon (Liberal) |
| Monday, April 8, 2019 | Response speech(Sitting 400) | Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) |
| Monday, April 8, 2019 | Response speech(Sitting 400) | Murray Rankin (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 10, 2019 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 299) | Tony Dean (Independent Senators Group) |
About
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Further reading
Government to scrap pardon fee, wait times but only for those convicted of simple cannabis possession.
Cristin Schmitz.
The Lawyer's Daily
Pardons for pot possession.
Elizabeth Raymer.
Canadian lawyer magazine, 43(5):59-61
Pros, cons of making cannabis record suspension automatic.
Rabeea Khalid.
The Lawyer's Daily
Suspension, not expungement : rationalizing misguided policy decisions around cannabis amnesty in Canada.
McAleese, Samantha.
Canadian Public Administration, 62 (4):612-633