C-237 , 45th Parliament, 1st session Monday, May 26, 2025, to present

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, September 22, 2025
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Monday, September 22, 2025
Placed on the order of precedence on Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Sitting 51
Major speeches
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Monday, February 23, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Sitting 89
Negatived (Vote 74)
2nd reading and referral to committee - FOPO
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
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Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 74 — Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)
Yeas:
134
Nays:
197
Paired:
0
Total:
331

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 51) Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Response speech(Sitting 51) Philip Earle (Liberal)
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Response speech(Sitting 51) Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)

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