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An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)

An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)

Introduced
DECEMBER 9, 2015
Latest recorded vote
16 / 82
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Recorded division,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stDec 9, 2015
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Bill overview

Bill C-203, “An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)”, is a federal bill from session 42-1.

It reached first reading on December 9, 2015. Its latest recorded status is “Defeated”.

In the recorded division on October 25, 2017 in the House of Commons, 16 members voted in favour and 82 against; 12 did not vote. In favour: Bloc Québécois (4), NDP (1) and Independent (1). Liberal members split 7 for and 47 against and Conservative members split 3 for and 35 against.

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

42th Parliament · October 25, 2017

16

Yea

82

Nay

0

Abstain

12

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — ABSENTGord Johns (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — ABSENTElizabeth May (GPC) — ABSENTGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — YEALouis Plamondon (BQ) — YEAMario Beaulieu (BQ) — YEAXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — YEAAndrew Scheer (CPC) — NAYArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — ABSENTDean Allison (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — ABSENTMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — ABSENTTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — ABSENTAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — NAYAngelo Iacono (LPC) — NAYAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — ABSENTAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — NAYDarren Fisher (LPC) — NAYDavid McGuinty (LPC) — NAYDominic LeBlanc (LPC) — NAYDoug Eyolfson (LPC) — NAYEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — NAYFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — NAYGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — NAYGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — ABSENTHedy Fry (LPC) — NAYIqra Khalid (LPC) — NAYJames Maloney (LPC) — NAYJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — ABSENTJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — NAYJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — NAYKarina Gould (LPC) — NAYKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYLinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — NAYMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — NAYMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — ABSENTPeter Fonseca (LPC) — NAYPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — NAYPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — NAYRobert Morrissey (LPC) — NAYRobert Oliphant (LPC) — NAYRon McKinnon (LPC) — NAYRuby Sahota (LPC) — NAYSalma Zahid (LPC) — NAYSean Casey (LPC) — NAYSean Fraser (LPC) — NAYSerge Cormier (LPC) — NAYSherry Romanado (LPC) — NAYSonia Sidhu (LPC) — NAYStephen Fuhr (LPC) — NAYSteven MacKinnon (LPC) — ABSENTSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — NAYTerry Beech (LPC) — NAYTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — NAYWayne Long (LPC) — NAYJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — NAYJustin Trudeau (LPC) — NAYNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEACathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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