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C-18PASSEDOTHERFEDERAL

Online News Act

An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

Introduced
APRIL 5, 2022
Royal assent
JUNE 22, 2023
Latest recorded vote
121 / 89
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stApr 5, 2022
  2. 2ndMay 31, 2022
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdDec 14, 2022
  5. SenateFeb 2, 2023
  6. AssentJun 22, 2023

Bill overview

Bill C-18, “Online News Act”, is a federal bill from session 44-1. Its long title is “An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada”.

It reached first reading on April 5, 2022, second reading on May 31, 2022, third reading on December 14, 2022 and Senate consideration on February 2, 2023. It received royal assent on June 22, 2023.

In the recorded division on June 22, 2023 in the House of Commons, 121 members voted in favour and 89 against; 5 did not vote. In favour: Bloc Québécois (18), NDP (4), Independent (2) and Green (1). Against: Conservative (86). Liberal members split 96 for and 3 against. It is one of 7 recorded divisions linked to this bill.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

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Vote roll

44th Parliament · June 22, 2023

7 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

121

Yea

89

Nay

0

Abstain

5

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — ABSENTGord Johns (NDP) — YEAHeather McPherson (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — YEALeah Gazan (NDP) — YEAElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe (BQ) — YEAAndréanne Larouche (BQ) — YEAChristine Normandin (BQ) — YEAClaude DeBellefeuille (BQ) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — YEAJean-Denis Garon (BQ) — YEALouis Plamondon (BQ) — YEALuc Thériault (BQ) — YEAMarie-Hélène Gaudreau (BQ) — YEAMarilène Gill (BQ) — YEAMario Beaulieu (BQ) — YEAMario Simard (BQ) — YEAMartin Champoux (BQ) — YEAMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (BQ) — YEASébastien Lemire (BQ) — YEAXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — YEAYves Perron (BQ) — YEAYves-François Blanchet (BQ) — YEAAdam Chambers (CPC) — NAYAlex Ruff (CPC) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — NAYAnna Roberts (CPC) — NAYArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYBrad Redekopp (CPC) — NAYBrad Vis (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Lewis (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYClifford Small (CPC) — NAYCorey Tochor (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDan Mazier (CPC) — NAYDan Muys (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDave Epp (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYDominique Vien (CPC) — NAYDoug Shipley (CPC) — NAYEric Duncan (CPC) — NAYEric Melillo (CPC) — NAYFrank Caputo (CPC) — NAYFraser Tolmie (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGreg McLean (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJasraj Hallan (CPC) — NAYJeremy Patzer (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJohn Williamson (CPC) — ABSENTJoël Godin (CPC) — NAYKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYKyle Seeback (CPC) — NAYLaila Goodridge (CPC) — NAYLeslyn Lewis (CPC) — NAYLianne Rood (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMarc Dalton (CPC) — ABSENTMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMelissa Lantsman (CPC) — NAYMichael Barrett (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichael Kram (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — NAYMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPhilip Lawrence (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — PAIREDRaquel Dancho (CPC) — NAYRichard Bragdon (CPC) — NAYRob Moore (CPC) — NAYRob Morrison (CPC) — NAYRosemarie Falk (CPC) — NAYScot Davidson (CPC) — NAYScott Aitchison (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYShelby Kramp-Neuman (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTako Van Popta (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTerry Dowdall (CPC) — NAYTim Uppal (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYTony Baldinelli (CPC) — NAYWarren Steinley (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — NAYAdam van Koeverden (LPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — YEAAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Anand (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnnie Koutrakis (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEAArielle Kayabaga (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEABrendan Hanley (LPC) — YEACharles Sousa (LPC) — YEAChris Bittle (LPC) — YEAChris d'Entremont (LPC) — NAYDarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHeath MacDonald (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAHelena Jaczek (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAIqwinder Gaheer (LPC) — YEAJaime Battiste (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean Yip (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — YEAJenna Sudds (LPC) — YEAJoanne Thompson (LPC) — YEAJoël Lightbound (LPC) — YEAJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEAKody Blois (LPC) — YEALena Metlege Diab (LPC) — YEALisa Hepfner (LPC) — YEALori Idlout (LPC) — YEAManinder Sidhu (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarcus Powlowski (LPC) — YEAMarie-France Lalonde (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMichael Coteau (LPC) — YEAMike Kelloway (LPC) — YEAMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAMélanie Joly (LPC) — PAIREDParm Bains (LPC) — YEAPatricia Lattanzio (LPC) — YEAPatrick Weiler (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARachel Bendayan (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARechie Valdez (LPC) — YEARobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEARyan Turnbull (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASameer Zuberi (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — YEAShafqat Ali (LPC) — YEASherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEASophie Chatel (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEAStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATaleeb Noormohamed (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEATim Louis (LPC) — YEAViviane Lapointe (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAYasir Naqvi (LPC) — YEAYvan Baker (LPC) — YEAÉlisabeth Brière (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — YEANathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEASteven Guilbeault (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEASimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (IND) — YEACathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYLarry Brock (CPC) — NAYRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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