C-39 , 41st Parliament, 1st session June 2, 2011, to September 13, 2013

An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations
Short title: Restoring Rail Service Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on May 31, 2012

Statutes of Canada 2012, c. 8

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, May 28, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 28, 2012
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, May 29, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2012
Sitting 129
Major speeches
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Agreed to (Vote 231)
2nd reading and referral to committee - WHOL
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, May 29, 2012
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2012
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, May 29, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2012
End of stage activity
Third reading, May 29, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2012
Sitting 129
Agreed to (Vote 233)
3rd reading
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 29, 2012
End of stage activity
First reading, May 30, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 30, 2012
End of stage activities
Second reading, May 31, 2012
Referral to committee, May 31, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 31, 2012
Sitting 84
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, May 31, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 31, 2012
End of stage activity
Third reading, May 31, 2012
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 31, 2012

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 231 — May 29, 2012
Result:
Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-39, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations
Yeas:
161
Nays:
139
Paired:
0
Total:
300
Vote 232 — May 29, 2012
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-39, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations
Yeas:
160
Nays:
139
Paired:
0
Total:
299
Vote 233 — May 29, 2012
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-39, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations
Yeas:
157
Nays:
139
Paired:
0
Total:
296

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
May 29, 2012 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 129) Lisa Raitt (Conservative)
May 29, 2012 Response speech(Sitting 129) Alexandre Boulerice (NDP)
May 29, 2012 Response speech(Sitting 129) Jim Karygiannis (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
May 31, 2012 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 84) Pamela Wallin (Conservative)
May 31, 2012 Response speech(Sitting 84) James S. Cowan (Liberal)

About

Legislative summary

The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for bills debated under urgency and emergency. The following is a short summary:

On 28 May 2012, the Minister of Labour introduced Bill C-39, An Act provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations (Restoring Rail Service Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) represents approximately 220 rail traffic controllers and 4 200 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainpersons and yardmen, whose collective agreements expired on December 31, 2011.

Bill C-39 provides for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations and imposes a binding arbitration process to resolve matters remaining in dispute between the parties.

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