C-555 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence)
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 28
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Placed on the order of precedence on Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 |
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
Sitting 91
Agreed to
(Vote 150)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Monday, June 2, 2014 |
Meeting 27 |
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
Meeting 28 |
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
Meeting 30 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
Sitting 173
Agreed to
(Journals 173)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Referral to committee, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
Meeting 41 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 15, 2015 |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 150 — Wednesday, May 28, 2014
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-555, An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence)
- Yeas:
- 258
- Nays:
- 1
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 259
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 6, 2014 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 58) | Greg Kerr (Conservative) |
| Thursday, March 6, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | Robert Chisholm (NDP) |
| Thursday, March 6, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | Rodger Cuzner (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 130) | Norman E. Doyle (Conservative) |
| Thursday, April 23, 2015 | Response speech(Sitting 135) | Céline Hervieux-Payette (Liberal) |
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