C-624 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender)
Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
This bill was defeated at second reading in the House of Commons on April 29, 2015

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, September 22, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
September 22, 2014
Placed on the order of precedence on December 8, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 23, 2015
Sitting 177
Major speeches
Show major speeches at second reading
April 27, 2015
April 29, 2015
Sitting 203
Negatived (Vote 385)
2nd reading and referral to committee - CHPC
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
Not reached

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 385 — April 29, 2015
Result:
Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-624, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender)
Yeas:
127
Nays:
144
Paired:
0
Total:
271

Senate

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Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
February 23, 2015 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 177) Mauril Bélanger (Liberal)
February 23, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 177) Costas Menegakis (Conservative)
February 23, 2015 Response speech(Sitting 177) Libby Davies (NDP)

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