C-278 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019

An Act to amend the Lobbying Act (reporting obligations)
Short title: Foreign Lobbyist Transparency Act
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on April 10, 2019

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, May 30, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
May 30, 2016
Placed on the order of precedence on November 1, 2018
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
January 31, 2019
Sitting 375
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
April 5, 2019
April 10, 2019
Sitting 402
Negatived (Vote 1292)
2nd reading and referral to committee - INDU
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached

Senate

First reading
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Second reading
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Third reading
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Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 1292 — April 10, 2019
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-278, An Act to amend the Lobbying Act (reporting obligations)
Yeas:
91
Nays:
194
Paired:
8
Total:
293

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
January 31, 2019 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 375) Cheryl Gallant (Conservative)
January 31, 2019 Response speech(Sitting 375) Joyce Murray (Liberal)
January 31, 2019 Response speech(Sitting 375) Stephanie Kusie (Conservative)

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