S-241 44th Parliament, 1st session November 22, 2021, to present
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals)
Short title:
Jane Goodall Act
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the Senate
Latest activity
Referral to committee on June 8, 2023 (Senate)
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, March 22, 2022
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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March 22, 2022 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, June 8, 2023
Referral to committee, June 8, 2023
See explanatory note below
Chamber sittings
Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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March 24, 2022 |
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May 5, 2022 |
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May 17, 2022 |
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June 2, 2022 |
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September 22, 2022 |
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October 4, 2022 |
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October 27, 2022 |
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November 1, 2022 |
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November 24, 2022 |
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November 29, 2022 |
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December 1, 2022 |
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February 7, 2023 |
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March 7, 2023 |
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March 28, 2023 |
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March 30, 2023 |
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May 30, 2023 |
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June 8, 2023 |
Consideration in committee
No activity
Report stage
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Third reading
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First reading
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Second reading
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Consideration in committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Notes
The Senate adopted the following motion on June 8, 2023:That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice, if Bill S-241, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals), is adopted at second reading:
1. it stand referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs;
2. both the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources be authorized to examine and report on the subject matter of the bill; and
3. the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs be authorized to take into account any public documents and public evidence received by either of the committees authorized to study the subject matter of the bill, as well as any report from either of those committees to the Senate on the subject matter of the bill, during its consideration of the bill.
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
Speech date | Speech | Senator |
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March 24, 2022 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 28) | Martin Klyne (Progressive Senate Group) |
June 8, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 132) | Donald Neil Plett (Conservative) |
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