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

An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général)
Bill type
Senate Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on December 12, 2017

Statutes of Canada 2017, c. 25

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, October 25, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
October 25, 2016
End of stage activities
Second reading, November 17, 2016
Referral to committee, November 17, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 1, 2016
Sitting 68
Major speeches
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November 15, 2016
Sitting 71
Major speeches
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November 17, 2016
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, May 30, 2017
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
November 22, 2016
Meeting 28
November 23, 2016
Meeting 29
November 29, 2016
Meeting 30
November 30, 2016
Meeting 31
December 6, 2016
Meeting 32
December 7, 2016
Meeting 33
May 9, 2017
Meeting 46
May 10, 2017
Meeting 47
May 16, 2017
Meeting 48
May 16, 2017
Meeting 49
May 17, 2017
Meeting 50
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 30, 2017
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, May 30, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 30, 2017
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 1, 2017
Bill passed by the Senate with an amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 31, 2017
June 1, 2017
End of stage activity
First reading, June 2, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 2, 2017
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, June 13, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 13, 2017
Sitting 193
Major speeches
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Agreed to (Journals 193)
2nd reading and referral to committee - INAN
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, June 16, 2017
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
June 15, 2017
Meeting 65
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 16, 2017
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, June 21, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 20, 2017
June 21, 2017
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 21, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 21, 2017
Sitting 199
Agreed to (Journals 199)
3rd reading

Consideration of messages between the Senate and House of Commons

Message date Type Debates (Hansard)
June 21, 2017 Message sent to the Senate Sitting 199
November 7, 2017 Consideration of House of Commons amendments Sitting 156
November 8, 2017 Consideration of House of Commons amendments Sitting 157
November 9, 2017 Consideration of House of Commons amendments Sitting 158
November 9, 2017 Message sent to the House of Commons Sitting 158
November 29, 2017 Consideration of Senate amendments Sitting 241
November 30, 2017 Consideration of Senate amendments Sitting 242
December 4, 2017 Consideration of Senate amendments Sitting 244
December 4, 2017 Concurrence in the motion respecting Senate amendments Sitting 244

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 343 — June 21, 2017
Result:
Negatived
Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
43
Nays:
241
Paired:
0
Total:
284
Vote 344 — June 21, 2017
Result:
Negatived
Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
43
Nays:
241
Paired:
0
Total:
284
Vote 345 — June 21, 2017
Result:
Negatived
Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
42
Nays:
242
Paired:
0
Total:
284
Vote 346 — June 21, 2017
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)
Yeas:
242
Nays:
42
Paired:
0
Total:
284
Vote 424 — December 4, 2017
Result:
Negatived
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) (amendment)
Yeas:
36
Nays:
251
Paired:
0
Total:
287
Vote 425 — December 4, 2017
Result:
Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)
Yeas:
241
Nays:
46
Paired:
0
Total:
287

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

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Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
November 1, 2016 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 68) Frances Lankin (Independent)
November 15, 2016 Response speech(Sitting 71) Serge Joyal (Liberal)

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
June 13, 2017 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 193) Carolyn Bennett (Liberal)
June 13, 2017 Response speech(Sitting 193) Cathy McLeod (Conservative)
June 13, 2017 Response speech(Sitting 193) Romeo Saganash (NDP)

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