S-7 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Short title: Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act
Bill type
Senate Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on June 18, 2015

Statutes of Canada 2015, c. 29

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, November 5, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 5, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, November 27, 2014
Referral to committee, November 27, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
November 18, 2014
Sitting 95
Major speeches
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November 26, 2014
Sitting 99
Major speeches
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November 27, 2014
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, December 11, 2014
With observations
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
December 4, 2014
Meeting 23
December 8, 2014
Meeting 24
December 10, 2014
Meeting 25
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 11, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, December 16, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 12, 2014
December 15, 2014
December 16, 2014
End of stage activity
First reading, January 29, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
January 29, 2015
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, March 23, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 17, 2015
Sitting 173
Major speeches
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March 12, 2015
March 23, 2015
Sitting 187
Agreed to (Journals 187)
2nd reading and referral to committee - CIMM
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, May 13, 2015
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
March 31, 2015
Meeting 43
April 23, 2015
Meeting 44
April 30, 2015
Meeting 45
May 5, 2015
Meeting 46
May 7, 2015
Meeting 47
May 12, 2015
Meeting 48
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 13, 2015
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, June 15, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 28, 2015
June 12, 2015
June 15, 2015
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 16, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
June 16, 2015
Sitting 232
Agreed to (Vote 456)
3rd reading

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 352 — March 12, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas:
134
Nays:
109
Paired:
0
Total:
243
Vote 435 — June 9, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas:
138
Nays:
116
Paired:
0
Total:
254
Vote 454 — June 15, 2015
Result:
Negatived
Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
115
Nays:
151
Paired:
0
Total:
266
Vote 455 — June 15, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas:
182
Nays:
84
Paired:
0
Total:
266
Vote 456 — June 16, 2015
Result:
Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas:
185
Nays:
86
Paired:
0
Total:
271

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
November 18, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 95) Salma Ataullahjan (Conservative)
November 26, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 99) Mobina S.B. Jaffer (Liberal)

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
February 17, 2015 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 173) Chris Alexander (Conservative)
February 17, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 173) Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (NDP)
February 17, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 173) John McCallum (Liberal)

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