C-23 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Short title: Fair Elections Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on June 19, 2014

Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 12

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, February 4, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 4, 2014
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, February 10, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 5, 2014
Sitting 42
Major speeches
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February 6, 2014
February 7, 2014
February 10, 2014
Sitting 45
Agreed to (Vote 57)
2nd reading and referral to committee - PROC
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, May 5, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
February 13, 2014
Meeting 16
March 6, 2014
Meeting 20
March 25, 2014
Meeting 21
March 27, 2014
Meeting 22
March 31, 2014
Meeting 23
April 1, 2014
Meeting 24
April 1, 2014
Meeting 25
April 2, 2014
Meeting 26
April 3, 2014
Meeting 27
April 7, 2014
Meeting 28
April 8, 2014
Meeting 29
April 8, 2014
Meeting 30
April 9, 2014
Meeting 31
April 10, 2014
Meeting 32
April 28, 2014
Meeting 33
April 29, 2014
Meeting 34
April 29, 2014
Meeting 35
April 30, 2014
Meeting 36
May 1, 2014
Meeting 37
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 5, 2014
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, May 12, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 7, 2014
May 12, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, May 13, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 13, 2014
Sitting 85
Agreed to (Vote 139)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
Committee report on subject matter of bill tabled, April 29, 2014
Report deposited with the Clerk of the Senate on April 15, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
April 8, 2014
Meeting 15
April 8, 2014
Meeting 16
April 9, 2014
Meeting 17
April 9, 2014
Meeting 18
April 10, 2014
Meeting 19
April 10, 2014
Meeting 20
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
April 7, 2014
Sitting 49
Pre-study of House bill
April 29, 2014
End of stage activity
First reading, May 14, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 14, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, May 29, 2014
Referral to committee, May 29, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 27, 2014
Sitting 62
Major speeches
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May 28, 2014
Sitting 63
Major speeches
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May 29, 2014
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, June 5, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
June 4, 2014
Meeting 29
June 5, 2014
Meeting 30
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 5, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 12, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 10, 2014
June 11, 2014
June 12, 2014

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 56 — February 6, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
136
Nays:
111
Paired:
0
Total:
247
Vote 57 — February 10, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
152
Nays:
128
Paired:
0
Total:
280
Vote 121 — May 8, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
136
Nays:
102
Paired:
0
Total:
238
Vote 122 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
148
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 123 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 124 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
122
Nays:
148
Paired:
0
Total:
270
Vote 125 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
148
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 126 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
148
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 127 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
121
Nays:
150
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 128 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 129 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
122
Nays:
150
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 130 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
273
Vote 131 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
3
Nays:
268
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 132 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
273
Vote 133 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
149
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 134 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
147
Paired:
0
Total:
271
Vote 135 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
124
Nays:
148
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 136 — May 12, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
148
Nays:
124
Paired:
0
Total:
272
Vote 138 — May 13, 2014
Result:
Negatived
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts (reasoned amendment)
Yeas:
123
Nays:
146
Paired:
0
Total:
269
Vote 139 — May 13, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts
Yeas:
146
Nays:
123
Paired:
0
Total:
269

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 10, 2014 Sitting 45
March 3, 2014 Sitting 55
May 7, 2014 Sitting 82

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
February 5, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 42) Pierre Poilievre (Conservative)
February 5, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 42) Craig Scott (NDP)
February 5, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 42) Scott Simms (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
May 27, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 62) Linda Frum (Conservative)
May 28, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 63) Wilfred P. Moore (Liberal)

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