C-51 , 41st Parliament, 1st session June 2, 2011, to September 13, 2013

An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Short title: Safer Witnesses Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on June 26, 2013

Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 29

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, December 11, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 11, 2012
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, February 12, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 11, 2013
Sitting 208
Major speeches
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February 12, 2013
Sitting 209
Agreed to (Vote 614)
2nd reading and referral to committee - SECU
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, March 26, 2013
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
February 28, 2013
Meeting 73
March 5, 2013
Meeting 74
March 7, 2013
Meeting 75
March 19, 2013
Meeting 76
March 26, 2013
Meeting 78
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 26, 2013
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, May 23, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 23, 2013
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 3, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 23, 2013
May 30, 2013
June 3, 2013
Sitting 261
Agreed to (Vote 710)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, June 4, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 4, 2013
End of stage activities
Second reading, June 11, 2013
Referral to committee, June 11, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 6, 2013
Sitting 171
Major speeches
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June 11, 2013
Sitting 172
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, June 18, 2013
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
June 12, 2013
Meeting 94
June 13, 2013
Meeting 95
June 18, 2013
Meeting 96
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 18, 2013
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 20, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 19, 2013
June 20, 2013

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 614 — February 12, 2013
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Yeas:
288
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
288
Vote 693 — May 23, 2013
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Yeas:
223
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
223
Vote 707 — May 30, 2013
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Yeas:
145
Nays:
108
Paired:
0
Total:
253
Vote 710 — June 3, 2013
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Yeas:
268
Nays:
0
Paired:
0
Total:
268

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
February 11, 2013 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 208) Candice Bergen (Conservative)
February 11, 2013 Response speech(Sitting 208) Randall Garrison (NDP)
February 11, 2013 Response speech(Sitting 208) Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
June 6, 2013 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 171) Bob Runciman (Conservative)
June 11, 2013 Response speech(Sitting 172) George Baker (Liberal)

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