C-210 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
Short title: Right to Vote at 16 Act
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, December 13, 2021
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, December 13, 2021
Placed on the order of precedence on Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Sitting 64
Major speeches
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Friday, September 23, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Sitting 104
Negatived (Vote 179)
2nd reading and referral to committee - PROC
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
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Second reading
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Third reading
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Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 179 — Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-210, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
Yeas:
77
Nays:
246
Paired:
6
Total:
329

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 64) Taylor Bachrach (NDP)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 64) Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 64) Tom Kmiec (Conservative)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Response speech(Sitting 64) Alain Therrien (Bloc Québécois)

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