C-59 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Short title: Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 36

Progress

End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, May 7, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, May 7, 2015
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, May 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sitting 213
Major speeches
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Sitting 216
Agreed to (Vote 406)
2nd reading and referral to committee - FINA
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Friday, June 5, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Meeting 82
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Meeting 83
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Meeting 84
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Meeting 85
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Meeting 86
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Meeting 87
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, June 5, 2015
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 15, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sitting 231
Agreed to (Vote 450)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, Thursday, June 11, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Meeting 93
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Meeting 94
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Meeting 96
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Meeting 97
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Meeting 98
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Meeting 99
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Meeting 100
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Sitting 142
Pre-study of House bill
Subject-matter of bill referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance AND certain other Senate Committees --- (See explanatory note below)
Thursday, June 11, 2015
End of stage activity
First reading, Monday, June 15, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, June 15, 2015
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Referral to committee, Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Sitting 154
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Meeting 103
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 18, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 22, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Friday, June 19, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015

Notes

On May 14, 2015, the following motion was adopted by the Senate:

That, in accordance with rule 10-11(1), the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine the subject matter of all of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures, introduced in the House of Commons on May 7, 2015, in advance of the said bill coming before the Senate;

That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to meet for the purposes of its study of the subject matter of Bill C-59 even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto; and

1. The following committees be separately authorized to examine the subject matter of the following elements contained in Bill C-59 in advance of it coming before the Senate:

(a) the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: those elements contained in Division 16 of Part 3 ;

(b) the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce: those elements contained in Divisions 14 and 19 of Part 3;

(c) the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: those elements contained in Division 15 of Part 3;

(d) the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence: those elements contained in Divisions 2 and 17 of Part 3; and

(e) the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration: those elements contained in Division 10 of Part 3;

2. The various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-59 be authorized to meet for the purposes of their studies of the those elements even though the Senate may then be sitting, with the application of rule 12-18(1) being suspended in relation thereto;

3. The various committees listed in point one that are authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-59 submit their final reports to the Senate no later than June 4, 2015;

4. As the reports from the various committees authorized to examine the subject matter of particular elements of Bill C-59 are tabled in the Senate, they be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting; and

5. The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be simultaneously authorized to take any reports tabled under point four into consideration during its study of the subject matter of all of Bill C-59.

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 404 — Thursday, May 14, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Yeas:
136
Nays:
105
Paired:
0
Total:
241
Vote 405 — Monday, May 25, 2015
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
117
Nays:
150
Paired:
0
Total:
267
Vote 406 — Monday, May 25, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Yeas:
149
Nays:
118
Paired:
0
Total:
267
Vote 436 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Yeas:
141
Nays:
122
Paired:
0
Total:
263
Vote 437 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
143
Paired:
0
Total:
266
Vote 438 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
92
Nays:
176
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 439 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
144
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 440 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
91
Nays:
177
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 441 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
91
Nays:
177
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 442 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
91
Nays:
177
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 443 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
144
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 444 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
144
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 445 — Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Yeas:
144
Nays:
124
Paired:
0
Total:
268
Vote 449 — Monday, June 15, 2015
Result:
Negatived
3rd reading and adoption of Bill , (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
115
Nays:
151
Paired:
0
Total:
266
Vote 450 — Monday, June 15, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures
Yeas:
150
Nays:
116
Paired:
0
Total:
266

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Sitting 227

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 213) Andrew Saxton (Conservative)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 213) Nathan Cullen (NDP)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 213) Emmanuel Dubourg (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 154) Larry Smith (Conservative)
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 154) Joseph A. Day (Liberal)

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