C-5 , 37th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, September 30, 2002, to Wednesday, November 12, 2003
An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada
Short title:
Species at Risk Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, December 12, 2002
Statutes of Canada 2002, c. 29
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, October 9, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 |
Sitting 8
Agreed to
(Journals 8)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with further amendments, Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, October 9, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 |
Sitting 8
Agreed to
(Journals 8)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, October 10, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 10, 2002 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Referral to committee, Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 22, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, December 4, 2002
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 24, 2002 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, November 5, 2002 |
Meeting 4 |
Thursday, November 7, 2002 |
Meeting 5 |
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 |
Meeting 6 |
Thursday, November 21, 2002 |
Meeting 7 |
Tuesday, November 26, 2002 |
Meeting 8 |
Thursday, November 28, 2002 |
Meeting 9 |
Tuesday, December 3, 2002 |
Meeting 10 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, December 4, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, December 12, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, December 5, 2002 |
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Monday, December 9, 2002 |
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002 |
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002 |
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Thursday, December 12, 2002 |
Notes
Pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on October 7, 2002, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill C-5 in the 1st Session of the 37th Parliament).
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 8) | |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2002 | Response speech(Sitting 8) |
About
Legislative summary
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Further reading
A theory of compensation under the Species at Risk Act.
Rounthwaite, H. Ian.
Journal of environmental law and practice, 10:259-81
Activity and movement patterns of polar bears inhabiting consolidated versus Arctic pack ice.
Ferguson, Steve H. et al.
Arctic, 54:49-54
Animal house : the Chretien government protects fauna while ignoring more pressing issues..
Stock, Peter.
Report newsmagazine, 29:14
Assaults on rights alleged.
Barnsley, Paul.
Windspeaker, 20:1, 14
Make environmentalism pay: private enterprise can preserve endangered species, but Ottawa still favours punitive supervision..
Parker, Shafer.
Report newsmagazine, 29: 15-16
Moose, caribou, and grizzly bear distribution in relation to road traffic in Denali National Park, Alaska.
Yost, A. C. and R. G. Wright.
Arctic, 54:41-8
Natural history and conservation of the Greenland whale, or Bowhead, in the Northwest Atlantic.
Finley, K. J..
Arctic, 54:55-76
Risky business..
Menyasz, Peter.
Environment policy and law, 13: 326
Scientists want tougher endangered species law..
Withgott, Jay.
Science, 293: 1417
Silver anniversary for species list..
Shilts, Elizabeth.
Canadian geographic, 122:34
Species bill at risk..
Environment policy and law, 13: 309
Species bill unfair..
Pole, Kenneth.
Environment policy and law, 13: 278
Third time's a charm?.
Canadian geographic, 121:32
Water banking and restoration of endangered species habitat : an application to the Snake River.
Green, Gareth P. and John P. O.
Contemporary economic policy, 19:225-37