C-59 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019

An Act respecting national security matters
Short title: National Security Act, 2017
This bill received royal assent on June 21, 2019

Statutes of Canada 2019, c. 13

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, June 20, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 20, 2017
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, November 27, 2017
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 20, 2017
November 27, 2017
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, May 3, 2018
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
November 30, 2017
Meeting 88
December 5, 2017
Meeting 89
December 7, 2017
Meeting 90
December 12, 2017
Meeting 92
January 30, 2018
Meeting 93
February 1, 2018
Meeting 94
February 6, 2018
Meeting 95
February 8, 2018
Meeting 96
February 13, 2018
Meeting 97
February 15, 2018
Meeting 98
March 22, 2018
Meeting 101
April 17, 2018
Meeting 104
April 19, 2018
Meeting 105
April 23, 2018
Meeting 106
April 24, 2018
Meeting 107
April 25, 2018
Meeting 108
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 3, 2018
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, June 11, 2018
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 28, 2018
June 7, 2018
June 11, 2018
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 19, 2018
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 18, 2018
June 19, 2018
Sitting 317
Agreed to (Vote 873)
3rd reading - Parts 7 and 8
End of stage activity
First reading, June 20, 2018
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 20, 2018
End of stage activities
Second reading, December 11, 2018
Referral to committee, December 11, 2018
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 25, 2018
Sitting 229
Major speeches
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October 16, 2018
Sitting 235
Major speeches
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October 23, 2018
October 25, 2018
October 30, 2018
November 6, 2018
November 8, 2018
November 20, 2018
November 28, 2018
December 6, 2018
December 11, 2018
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, May 15, 2019
With observations
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
April 10, 2019
Meeting 73
April 29, 2019
Meeting 74
May 2, 2019
Meeting 75
May 6, 2019
Meeting 76
May 9, 2019
Meeting 78
May 13, 2019
Meeting 79
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 15, 2019
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, May 27, 2019
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 16, 2019
May 27, 2019
End of stage activity
Third reading, May 30, 2019
Bill passed by the Senate with amendments
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2019
May 30, 2019

Consideration of messages between the Senate and House of Commons

Message date Type Debates (Hansard)
May 30, 2019 Message sent to the House of Commons Sitting 294
June 7, 2019 Consideration of Senate amendments Sitting 429
June 11, 2019 Consideration of Senate amendments Sitting 431
June 11, 2019 Concurrence in the motion respecting Senate amendments Sitting 431
June 11, 2019 Message sent to the Senate Sitting 431
June 12, 2019 Consideration of House of Commons amendments Sitting 301
June 18, 2019 Consideration of House of Commons amendments Sitting 305
June 18, 2019 The Senate does not insist on its amendment(s) Sitting 305

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 406 — November 27, 2017
Result:
Agreed To
Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (referral to a committee before second reading)
Yeas:
164
Nays:
118
Paired:
0
Total:
282
Vote 737 — June 6, 2018
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
Yeas:
148
Nays:
55
Paired:
0
Total:
203
Vote 746 — June 11, 2018
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
41
Nays:
251
Paired:
2
Total:
294
Vote 747 — June 11, 2018
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage and second reading of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
Yeas:
168
Nays:
125
Paired:
2
Total:
295
Vote 871 — June 19, 2018
Result:
Tie
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters - Parts 1 to 5, part 9, clauses 169 to 172, the title and the preamble
Yeas:
Nays:
Paired:
Total:
0
Vote 872 — June 19, 2018
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
Yeas:
259
Nays:
47
Paired:
0
Total:
306
Vote 873 — June 19, 2018
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
Yeas:
176
Nays:
129
Paired:
0
Total:
305
Vote 1350 — June 11, 2019
Result:
Agreed To
Motion for closure
Yeas:
153
Nays:
96
Paired:
6
Total:
255
Vote 1351 — June 11, 2019
Result:
Negatived
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (amendment)
Yeas:
86
Nays:
162
Paired:
6
Total:
254
Vote 1352 — June 11, 2019
Result:
Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters
Yeas:
155
Nays:
93
Paired:
6
Total:
254

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 20, 2017 Sitting 234
June 18, 2018 Sitting 316

Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
September 25, 2018 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 229) Marc Gold (Independent Senators Group)
October 16, 2018 Response speech(Sitting 235) Carolyn Stewart Olsen (Conservative)

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