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Preclearance Act, 2016

An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States

Introduced
JUNE 17, 2016
Royal assent
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Latest recorded vote
82 / 2
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stJun 17, 2016
  2. 2ndMar 6, 2017
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdJun 21, 2017
  5. SenateJun 21, 2017
  6. AssentDec 11, 2017

Bill overview

Bill C-23, “Preclearance Act, 2016”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States”.

It reached first reading on June 17, 2016, second reading on March 6, 2017, third reading on June 21, 2017 and Senate consideration on June 21, 2017. It received royal assent on December 11, 2017.

In the recorded division on June 21, 2017 in the House of Commons, 82 members voted in favour and 2 against; 25 did not vote. In favour: Liberal (50), Conservative (31) and Bloc Québécois (1). Against: Green (1) and Independent (1). It is one of 3 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

42th Parliament · June 21, 2017

3 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

82

Yea

2

Nay

0

Abstain

25

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — ABSENTGord Johns (NDP) — ABSENTJenny Kwan (NDP) — ABSENTElizabeth May (GPC) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — YEALouis Plamondon (BQ) — ABSENTMario Beaulieu (BQ) — ABSENTXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — ABSENTAndrew Scheer (CPC) — YEAArnold Viersen (CPC) — ABSENTBen Lobb (CPC) — ABSENTBlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — ABSENTCheryl Gallant (CPC) — YEAChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — ABSENTDean Allison (CPC) — ABSENTGarnett Genuis (CPC) — YEAGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — YEAJamie Schmale (CPC) — YEAJohn Barlow (CPC) — YEAJohn Brassard (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — YEAKelly McCauley (CPC) — YEAKerry Diotte (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — ABSENTLuc Berthold (CPC) — YEAMark Strahl (CPC) — YEAMel Arnold (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Chong (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — YEAMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — YEAPierre Poilievre (CPC) — ABSENTRandy Hoback (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEAStephanie Kusie (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — YEATodd Doherty (CPC) — YEATom Kmiec (CPC) — YEAZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — YEAAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEAChris Bittle (LPC) — ABSENTDarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEADoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — ABSENTFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — ABSENTJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — ABSENTJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEALinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — ABSENTMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — ABSENTRuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — YEASherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — ABSENTSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — ABSENTShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — YEASpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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