C-586 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
Short title: Reform Act, 2014
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill received royal assent on June 23, 2015

Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 37

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, April 7, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
April 7, 2014
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, September 24, 2014
Placed on the order of precedence on April 9, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 27, 2014
Sitting 90
Major speeches
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September 18, 2014
September 24, 2014
Sitting 115
Agreed to (Vote 231)
2nd reading and referral to committee - PROC
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, January 26, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
October 30, 2014
Meeting 54
December 2, 2014
Meeting 60
December 11, 2014
Meeting 63
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
January 26, 2015
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, February 3, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 3, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, February 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 3, 2015
February 18, 2015
February 25, 2015
Sitting 179
Agreed to (Vote 341)
3rd reading
End of stage activity
First reading, February 25, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 25, 2015
End of stage activities
Second reading, May 14, 2015
Referral to committee, May 14, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
April 23, 2015
Sitting 135
Major speeches
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May 7, 2015
Sitting 139
Major speeches
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May 14, 2015
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, June 2, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
May 26, 2015
Meeting 18
June 2, 2015
Meeting 19
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 2, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 22, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 9, 2015
June 11, 2015
June 16, 2015
June 19, 2015
June 22, 2015

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 231 — September 24, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
Yeas:
253
Nays:
17
Paired:
0
Total:
270
Vote 341 — February 25, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-586, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
Yeas:
260
Nays:
17
Paired:
0
Total:
277

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
May 27, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 90) Michael D. Chong (Conservative)
May 27, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 90) Craig Scott (NDP)
May 27, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 90) Scott Simms (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
April 23, 2015 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 135) Scott Tannas (Conservative)
May 7, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 139) Joan Fraser (Liberal)

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