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C-238DEFEATEDOTHERFEDERAL

An Act respecting the French language

An Act respecting the French language

Introduced
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Latest recorded vote
25 / 179
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Recorded division,

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  1. 1stFeb 7, 2022
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Bill overview

Bill C-238, “An Act respecting the French language”, is a federal bill from session 44-1.

It reached first reading on February 7, 2022. Its latest recorded status is “Defeated”.

In the recorded division on September 28, 2022 in the House of Commons, 25 members voted in favour and 179 against; 6 did not vote. In favour: Bloc Québécois (17), NDP (4), Independent (2) and Green (1). Against: Conservative (85). Liberal members split 1 for and 94 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

44th Parliament · September 28, 2022

25

Yea

179

Nay

0

Abstain

6

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) — PAIREDMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (BQ) — YEASébastien Lemire (BQ) — YEAXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — YEAYves Perron (BQ) — YEAYves-François Blanchet (BQ) — YEAAdam Chambers (CPC) — PAIREDAlex 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) — PAIREDJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJeremy Patzer (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJohn Williamson (CPC) — NAYJoël 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) — NAYMark 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) — NAYRaquel 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) — ABSENTStephanie 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) — NAYAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — NAYAli Ehsassi (LPC) — NAYAngelo Iacono (LPC) — NAYAnita Anand (LPC) — NAYAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — NAYAnju Dhillon (LPC) — NAYAnnie Koutrakis (LPC) — NAYAnthony Housefather (LPC) — NAYArielle Kayabaga (LPC) — NAYBardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYBrendan Hanley (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — NAYDarren Fisher (LPC) — NAYDavid McGuinty (LPC) — NAYDominic LeBlanc (LPC) — NAYEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — NAYFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — NAYFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — NAYFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — ABSENTGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — NAYGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — NAYHeath MacDonald (LPC) — NAYHedy Fry (LPC) — NAYHelena Jaczek (LPC) — NAYIqra Khalid (LPC) — NAYIqwinder Gaheer (LPC) — NAYJaime Battiste (LPC) — NAYJames Maloney (LPC) — NAYJean Yip (LPC) — NAYJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJenna Sudds (LPC) — NAYJoanne Thompson (LPC) — NAYJoël Lightbound (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — NAYJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — NAYJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — NAYKarina Gould (LPC) — NAYKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYKody Blois (LPC) — NAYLena Metlege Diab (LPC) — NAYLisa Hepfner (LPC) — NAYLori Idlout (LPC) — YEAManinder Sidhu (LPC) — NAYMarc Miller (LPC) — NAYMarcus Powlowski (LPC) — NAYMarie-France Lalonde (LPC) — NAYMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — NAYMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMichael Coteau (LPC) — NAYMike Kelloway (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — NAYMélanie Joly (LPC) — NAYParm Bains (LPC) — NAYPatricia Lattanzio (LPC) — NAYPatrick Weiler (LPC) — NAYPatty Hajdu (LPC) — NAYPeter Fonseca (LPC) — NAYPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — NAYPeter Schiefke (LPC) — NAYRachel Bendayan (LPC) — NAYRandeep Sarai (LPC) — NAYRechie Valdez (LPC) — NAYRon McKinnon (LPC) — NAYRuby Sahota (LPC) — NAYRyan Turnbull (LPC) — NAYSalma Zahid (LPC) — NAYSameer Zuberi (LPC) — NAYSean Casey (LPC) — NAYSean Fraser (LPC) — NAYSerge Cormier (LPC) — NAYShafqat Ali (LPC) — NAYSherry Romanado (LPC) — NAYSonia Sidhu (LPC) — NAYSophie Chatel (LPC) — NAYSteven MacKinnon (LPC) — NAYStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — NAYSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — NAYTaleeb Noormohamed (LPC) — NAYTerry Beech (LPC) — NAYTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — NAYTim Louis (LPC) — NAYViviane Lapointe (LPC) — NAYWayne Long (LPC) — NAYYasir Naqvi (LPC) — NAYYvan Baker (LPC) — NAYÉlisabeth Brière (LPC) — NAYJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — NAYJustin Trudeau (LPC) — NAYNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — NAYShaun Chen (LPC) — NAYSteven Guilbeault (LPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEASimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (IND) — YEACathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYLarry Brock (CPC) — NAYRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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