C-2 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007
An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability
Short title:
Federal Accountability Act
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Statutes of Canada 2006, c. 9
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Thursday, April 27, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
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Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
Sitting 11
Agreed to
(Journals 11)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Friday, June 16, 2006
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 |
Meeting 1 |
Thursday, May 4, 2006 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 |
Meeting 3 |
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 |
Meeting 4 |
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 |
Meeting 5 |
Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
Meeting 6 |
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 |
Meeting 7 |
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 |
Meeting 8 |
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 |
Meeting 9 |
Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
Meeting 10 |
Monday, May 29, 2006 |
Meeting 11 |
Monday, May 29, 2006 |
Meeting 12 |
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
Meeting 13 |
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
Meeting 14 |
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
Meeting 15 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
Meeting 16 |
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
Meeting 17 |
Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
Meeting 18 |
Monday, June 5, 2006 |
Meeting 19 |
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 |
Meeting 20 |
Thursday, June 8, 2006 |
Meeting 21 |
Monday, June 12, 2006 |
Meeting 22 |
Monday, June 12, 2006 |
Meeting 23 |
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
Meeting 24 |
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
Meeting 25 |
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
Meeting 26 |
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 |
Meeting 27 |
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 |
Meeting 28 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, June 16, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with further amendments, Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 |
Sitting 45
Agreed to
(Journals 45)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, June 22, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Referral to committee, Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Thursday, October 26, 2006
With 156 amendments and observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
Meeting 9 |
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
Meeting 10 |
Thursday, June 29, 2006 |
Meeting 11 |
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 |
Meeting 12 |
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 |
Meeting 13 |
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 |
Meeting 14 |
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 |
Meeting 15 |
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 |
Meeting 16 |
Thursday, September 7, 2006 |
Meeting 17 |
Thursday, September 7, 2006 |
Meeting 18 |
Friday, September 8, 2006 |
Meeting 19 |
Monday, September 18, 2006 |
Meeting 20 |
Monday, September 18, 2006 |
Meeting 21 |
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
Meeting 22 |
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
Meeting 23 |
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
Meeting 24 |
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
Meeting 25 |
Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
Meeting 26 |
Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
Meeting 27 |
Monday, September 25, 2006 |
Meeting 28 |
Monday, September 25, 2006 |
Meeting 29 |
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 |
Meeting 30 |
Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
Meeting 31 |
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 |
Meeting 32 |
Thursday, October 5, 2006 |
Meeting 33 |
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 |
Meeting 34 |
Thursday, October 19, 2006 |
Meeting 35 |
Monday, October 23, 2006 |
Meeting 36 |
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
Meeting 37 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 |
Meeting 38 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted as amended, Monday, November 6, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, October 30, 2006 |
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2006 |
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Thursday, November 2, 2006 |
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Friday, November 3, 2006 |
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Monday, November 6, 2006 |
Sitting 47
Note
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End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, November 9, 2006
Bill passed by the Senate with 158 amendments
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006 |
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Thursday, November 9, 2006 |
Sitting 50
Note
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End of stage activity
Referral to committee, Thursday, November 23, 2006
Message from House of Commons Referred to Committee
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 23, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, December 7, 2006
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
Meeting 43 |
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
Meeting 45 |
Thursday, December 7, 2006 |
Meeting 48 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, December 7, 2006 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 25 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 174
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 26 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 174
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 27 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 174
- Nays:
- 116
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 28 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 165
- Nays:
- 125
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 29 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 116
- Nays:
- 174
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 30 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 125
- Nays:
- 165
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 31 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 165
- Nays:
- 125
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 32 — Wednesday, June 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 290
- Nays:
- 0
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 290
Vote 65 — Tuesday, November 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (subamendment)
- Yeas:
- 163
- Nays:
- 111
- Paired:
- 12
- Total:
- 286
Vote 66 — Tuesday, November 21, 2006
- Result:
- Negatived
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability (amendment)
- Yeas:
- 128
- Nays:
- 146
- Paired:
- 12
- Total:
- 286
Vote 67 — Tuesday, November 21, 2006
- Result:
- Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill , (amendment)
- Yeas:
- 155
- Nays:
- 119
- Paired:
- 12
- Total:
- 286
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
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 9) | |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 9) | Stephen Owen (Liberal) |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 9) | Benoît Sauvageau (Bloc Québécois) |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 9) | Pat Martin (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 27) | |
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 27) |
About
Legislative summary
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Similar bills
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Further reading
A plea for transparency in Canada's 'new government'.
Hébert, Paul C. and Amir Attaran.
CMAJ:Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176:601
À propos de certains vices cachés du premier rapport Gomery.
Paquet, Gilles.
Éthique publique, 8:160-5
Accountability is job one.
Baird, John.
Policy options, 27:10-14
Accounting and accountability.
Laing, Rosemary.
Australasian parliamentary review, 22:19-27
Alarmist or relaxed?: election expenditure limits and free speech.
Marriott, Jane.
Public law, pp. 764-84
Améliorer la reddition de comptes.
Coutts, Jane.
CGA magazine, 40:13-18
Améliorer la responsibilisation gouvernementale.
Aucoin, Peter.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 29: 20-7
Benchmarking parliamentary administration: the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Verrier, June.
Australasian parliamentary review, 22:45-75
Blowing the whistle.
Gordon, Sheldon.
National, 13:22-9
Build an ethical organizational culture before the whistle blows.
Dempsey, Alison L.
Law now, 29:9-10
Buying power.
Bogomolny, Laura.
Canadian business, 79:18-19
C-2 : quand les effets pervers dépassent les conséquences positives.
Rouillard, Christian.
Options politiques, 27:28-33
Canadians come clean.
Freeman, Aaron.
Multinational monitor, 24:6-7
Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, Phase I Report and Phase II Report.
Greene, Ian and David Sugarman.
Canadian public administration, 49:220-32
Commissions of inquiry in Canada: lessons from recent experience.
Larson, Peter.
IPAC executive brief, pp. 1-6
Debating a whistle-blower protection act for employees of the Government of Canada.
Thomas, Paul G.
Canadian public administration, 48:147-84
Deep Throat's lessons for whistleblowers.
O'Connell, Patricia.
Business Week online
Do Canadian political parties form a cartel?.
MacIvor, Heather.
Canadian journal of political science, 29:317-33
Do John Gomery's access reforms shift information power in Ottawa or not?.
Rubin, Ken.
The Hill Times, no. 824:13
Don't fight city hall: change it.
Canadian business, 78:100
Election financing in Canada.
Mowrey, Tim and Alain Pelletier.
Electoral insight, 4:2-8
Electoral reform: smaller political parties win a legal victory.
Cariou, Kimball.
Briar patch, 28:9
Examen parlementaire du budget des dépenses : initiatives et perspectives d'avenir.
Stilborn, Jack.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 29:22-8
From Gomery to the Accountability Act: the devil is in the details.
Franks, C.E.S.
Policy options, 27:46-53
Funding political parties : can a fair system be devised?.
Payne, David.
Canadian parliamentary review, 22:7-12
Improving accountability.
Coutts, Jane.
CGA magazine, 40:13-18
Improving government accountability.
Aucoin, Peter.
Canadian parliamentary review, 29:20-6
Independent inquiry needed into firing of whistleblowers.
Eggertson, Laura.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 171:438
La quête de transparence : panacée ou placebo aux scandales politiques?.
Jacob, Steve.
Éthique publique, 8:165-9
La voix de la dénonciation.
Gualtieri, Joanna.
CA magazine, 137:43-5
Le 'nouveau gouvernment' du Canada - Plaidoyer en faveur de la transparence.
Hébert, Paul C. and Amir Attaran.
CMAJ:Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176:603
Le Bureau de l'intégrité de la fonction publique.
Keyserlingk, Edward W.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 25:37-9
Le financement des partis politiques : peut-on concevoir un système équitable?.
Payne, David.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 22:7-12
Le palimpseste de l'imputabilité.
Paquet, Gilles.
Revue générale de droit, 36:561-78
Le scandale des commandites et les misères de la démocratie canadienne.
Beauchemin, Jacques.
Éthique publique, 8:155-9
Les arguments en faveur d'une loi sur la dénonciation dans la fonction publique.
Kinsella, Nöel A.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 24:10-12
Les faits ne parlent pas d'eux-mêmes : thèses et théories dans l'analyse de la commission Gomery.
Saint-Martin, Denis.
Éthique publique, 8:173-8
Les fonctionnaires sont-ils 'payés pour se la fermer'?.
Bernier, Pierre.
Éthique publique, 8:169-73
Les témoignages des administrateurs des comptes devant le Comité des comptes publics.
Murphy, Shawn.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 30:4-6
Limiting donations and eliminating cash - problem solved? Not exactly.
MacIvor, Heather.
Policy options, 27:34-9
Lobbyists waiting to see on Harper government lobby laws.
O'Malley, Kady.
The Hill Times, no. 823:20
More central control: Chrétien's campaign finance bill further erodes public influence in federal politics.
Byfield, Joanne.
Citizens Centre report, 30:50-3
Not a regime change. A revolution.
Geddes, John.
Maclean's, 119:16-17
Parliamentary privilege and members' sources of information.
Attwood, Julie.
Australasian parliamentary review, 17:87-96
Parliamentary review of estimates: initiatives and prospects.
Stilborn, Jack.
Canadian parliamentary review, 29:22-7
Pour en finir avec le lobbying : comment les institutions canadiennes influencent l'action des groupes d'intérêts.
Montpetit, Éric.
Politique et sociétés, 21:91-112
Principles and patterns of financial scrutiny: public accounts committees in the Commonwealth.
Wehner, Joachim.
Commonwealth & comparative politics, 41:21-36
Protecting whistleblowers: do employees who speak need better protection?.
Katel, Peter.
CQ researcher, 16:265-88
Public administration and managerialist fervour for values and ethics: of collective confusion in control societies.
Rouillard, Christian and Dalie Giroux.
Administrative theory & praxis, 27:330-57
Public service waits for new whistleblower protection office.
O'Malley, Kady.
The Hill Times, no. 798:13
Rapport Gomery : pour un changement de culture et une réforme en profondeur de la Loi sur l'accès.
L'informateur public et privé, 12:5-6
Reflections on the Gomery Report and accountability.
Allmand, Warren.
Canadian parliamentary review, 29:17-19
Réflexions sur le rapport Gomery et la responsabilité.
Allmand, Warren.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 29:17-19
Responsabilité ministérielles, gouvernance démocratique et vérification juricomptable.
Rouillard, Christian et Sharon L. Sutherland.
Éthique publique, 8:178-84
Safe disclosure.
Dionisi, Sandra.
CA magazine, 136:20, 22-5 ff
Scandales des commandites, rapport Gomery : quelles leçons?.
Boisvert, Yves et Jean-Patrice Desjardins.
Éthique publique, 8:149-54
Speaking truth to power? The search for bureaucratic independence in Canada.
Sossin, Lorne.
University of Toronto law journal, 55:1-59
The appearance of accounting officers before the Public Accounts Committee.
Murphy, Shawn.
Canadian parliamentary review, 30:4-6
The case of whistle-blowing legislation in Canada.
Kinsella, Nöel A.
Canadian parliamentary review, 24:8-10
The Charter of Rights and party politics.
MacIvor, Heather.
Choices, 10:1-26
The fiscal maze: Parliament, government and public money.
Brazier, Alex.
Parliamentary affairs, 60:346-55
The impact of performance budgeting on the role of the legislature: a four-country study.
Sterck, Miekatrien.
International review of administrative sciences, 73:189-203
The old accountability shuffle.
Sears, Robin V.
Policy options, 27:19-27
The proper use of transparency instruments.
Caron, Daniel J. and Terry D. Hunt.
Optimum online, 36:1-23
The pros and cons of commissions of inquiry.
Gomery, John H.
McGill law journal, 51:783-98
The Public Service Integrity Officer.
Keyserlingk, Edward W.
Canadian parliamentary review, 25:32-4
The right to be heard.
Canadian business, 79:64
The sponsorship scandal as communication: the rise of politicized and strategic communications in the federal government.
Kozolanka, Kirsten.
Canadian journal of communication, 31:343-66
The unaccountable Federal Accountability Act: goodbye to responsible government?.
Sutherland, S.L..
Revue gouvernance, 3:1-10
Une déprimante culture de l'adjudication.
Paquet, Gilles.
Policy options, 27:40-5
Watching out for whistle-blowers.
Marron, Kevin.
Canadian lawyer, 29:42-5
Whistleblower protection needed in Canada: advocates.
Lenzner, Jeanne.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 171:439
Whistleblowers : all truth is good, but not all truth is good to say.
Bowal, Peter.
Law now, 27:32-4
Whistling in the wind.
Cohen, Lynne.
Canadian lawyer, 27:35-41
Why accountability must be renewed.
Coghill, Ken et al..
Australasian parliamentary review, 21:10-48