C-560 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the Divorce Act (equal parenting) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on May 28, 2014

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, December 6, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 6, 2013
Placed on the order of precedence on January 31, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 25, 2014
Sitting 61
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
May 27, 2014
May 28, 2014
Sitting 91
Negatived (Vote 153)
2nd reading and referral to committee - JUST
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
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Second reading
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Third reading
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Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 153 — May 28, 2014
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-560, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (equal parenting) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas:
80
Nays:
174
Paired:
0
Total:
254

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
March 25, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 61) Maurice Vellacott (Conservative)
March 25, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 61) Françoise Boivin (NDP)
March 25, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 61) Sean Casey (Liberal)

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