C-203 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
---|---|
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 |
Placed on the order of precedence on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
---|---|
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 |
|
Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
|
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 |
Sitting 222
|
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 374 — Wednesday, October 25, 2017
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-203, An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)
- Yeas:
- 65
- Nays:
- 224
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 291
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
---|---|---|
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 150) | François Choquette (NDP) |
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | Response speech(Sitting 150) | Marco Mendicino (Liberal) |
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | Response speech(Sitting 150) | Garnett Genuis (Conservative) |
About
From the Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament’s research publications provide non-partisan, reliable and timely information and analysis on current and emerging issues, legislation and major public policy topics.
Further reading
Insistence on French for SCC judges could block historic appointment of first Indigenous judge.
Cristin Schmitz.
The Lawyer's Daily