C-18 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Short title: Agricultural Growth Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on February 25, 2015

Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 2

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, December 9, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 9, 2013
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, June 17, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 3, 2014
Sitting 55
Major speeches
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May 26, 2014
June 12, 2014
June 13, 2014
June 16, 2014
June 17, 2014
Sitting 105
Agreed to (Journals 105)
2nd reading and referral to committee - AGRI
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, November 5, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
October 7, 2014
Meeting 37
October 9, 2014
Meeting 38
October 21, 2014
Meeting 39
October 28, 2014
Meeting 40
October 30, 2014
Meeting 41
November 4, 2014
Meeting 42
November 4, 2014
Meeting 43
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 5, 2014
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, November 19, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 17, 2014
November 19, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, November 24, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 24, 2014
Sitting 147
Agreed to (Vote 284)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, November 25, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 25, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, December 9, 2014
Referral to committee, December 9, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 3, 2014
Sitting 102
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December 9, 2014
Sitting 105
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, February 18, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
December 11, 2014
Meeting 50
January 29, 2015
Meeting 51
February 3, 2015
Meeting 52
February 5, 2015
Meeting 53
February 17, 2015
Meeting 54
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 18, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, February 24, 2015
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 19, 2015
February 24, 2015

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 166 — June 4, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Yeas:
145
Nays:
104
Paired:
0
Total:
249
Vote 276 — November 19, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Yeas:
140
Nays:
106
Paired:
0
Total:
246
Vote 277 — November 19, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
82
Nays:
174
Paired:
0
Total:
256
Vote 278 — November 19, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
112
Nays:
144
Paired:
0
Total:
256
Vote 279 — November 19, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Yeas:
174
Nays:
82
Paired:
0
Total:
256
Vote 284 — November 24, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food
Yeas:
166
Nays:
76
Paired:
0
Total:
242

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
March 3, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 55) Gerry Ritz (Conservative)
March 3, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 55) Malcolm Allen (NDP)
March 3, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 55) Wayne Easter (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
December 3, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 102) Donald Neil Plett (Conservative)
December 9, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 105) Claudette Tardif (Liberal)

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