C-245 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019

An Act concerning the development of a national poverty reduction strategy in Canada
Short title: Poverty Reduction Act
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2016

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, February 26, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 26, 2016
Placed on the order of precedence on September 30, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 31, 2016
Sitting 101
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
November 30, 2016
December 6, 2016
Sitting 122
Negatived (Vote 174)
2nd reading and referral to committee - HUMA
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 174 — December 6, 2016
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-245, An Act concerning the development of a national poverty reduction strategy in Canada
Yeas:
52
Nays:
238
Paired:
0
Total:
290

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 20, 2016 Sitting 94

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
October 31, 2016 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 101) Brigitte Sansoucy (NDP)
October 31, 2016 Response speech(Sitting 101) Wayne Long (Liberal)
October 31, 2016 Response speech(Sitting 101) Karen Vecchio (Conservative)

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