C-394 , 39th Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2007, to September 7, 2008

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on March 5, 2008

Progress

End of stage activity
Reinstated from previous session, October 16, 2007
Placed on the order of precedence on November 26, 2007
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 12, 2007
Sitting 36
Major speeches
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February 29, 2008
March 5, 2008
Sitting 60
Negatived (Vote 57)
2nd reading and referral to committee - CIMM
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 57 — March 5, 2008
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
Yeas:
99
Nays:
177
Paired:
4
Total:
280

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
December 12, 2007 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 36) Peggy Nash (NDP)
December 12, 2007 Response speech(Sitting 36) Ed Komarnicki (Conservative)
December 12, 2007 Response speech(Sitting 36) Maurizio Bevilacqua (Liberal)
December 12, 2007 Response speech(Sitting 36) Meili Faille (Bloc Québécois)

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