C-291 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on May 17, 2017

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, June 14, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 14, 2016
Placed on the order of precedence on December 6, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 10, 2017
Sitting 152
Major speeches
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May 10, 2017
May 17, 2017
Sitting 179
Negatived (Vote 283)
2nd reading and referral to committee - HESA
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
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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 283 — May 17, 2017
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)
Yeas:
67
Nays:
216
Paired:
0
Total:
283

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
March 10, 2017 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 152) Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP)
March 10, 2017 Response speech(Sitting 152) Francis Drouin (Liberal)
March 10, 2017 Response speech(Sitting 152) Kelly Block (Conservative)

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