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C-278DEFEATEDOTHERFEDERAL

Foreign Lobbyist Transparency Act

An Act to amend the Lobbying Act (reporting obligations)

Introduced
MAY 30, 2016
Latest recorded vote
47 / 61
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Recorded division,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stMay 30, 2016
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Bill overview

Bill C-278, “Foreign Lobbyist Transparency Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Lobbying Act (reporting obligations)”.

It reached first reading on May 30, 2016. Its latest recorded status is “Defeated”.

In the recorded division on April 10, 2019 in the House of Commons, 47 members voted in favour and 61 against; 16 did not vote. In favour: Conservative (41) and Bloc Québécois (4). Against: NDP (3), Green (1) and Independent (1). Liberal members split 2 for and 56 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 · April 10, 2019

47

Yea

61

Nay

0

Abstain

16

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — NAYGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — NAYElizabeth May (GPC) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — ABSENTLouis Plamondon (BQ) — YEALuc Thériault (BQ) — PAIREDMarilène Gill (BQ) — YEAMario Beaulieu (BQ) — YEAXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — YEAAndrew Scheer (CPC) — YEAArnold Viersen (CPC) — YEABen Lobb (CPC) — YEABernard Généreux (CPC) — YEABlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — ABSENTCheryl Gallant (CPC) — YEAChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — YEADane Lloyd (CPC) — YEADean Allison (CPC) — YEAGarnett Genuis (CPC) — YEAGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAGérard Deltell (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — ABSENTJamie Schmale (CPC) — YEAJohn Barlow (CPC) — YEAJohn Brassard (CPC) — YEAJohn Nater (CPC) — ABSENTJoël Godin (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — ABSENTKelly McCauley (CPC) — YEAKerry Diotte (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — YEALuc Berthold (CPC) — YEAMark Strahl (CPC) — YEAMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMichael Barrett (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — YEAMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — YEAMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — YEAPierre Poilievre (CPC) — YEARandy Hoback (CPC) — ABSENTRosemarie Falk (CPC) — ABSENTScot Davidson (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEAStephanie Kusie (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — ABSENTTodd Doherty (CPC) — ABSENTTom Kmiec (CPC) — YEAZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — NAYAli Ehsassi (LPC) — NAYAngelo Iacono (LPC) — NAYAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — NAYAnju Dhillon (LPC) — NAYAnthony Housefather (LPC) — NAYBardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — NAYDarren Fisher (LPC) — NAYDavid McGuinty (LPC) — NAYDominic LeBlanc (LPC) — PAIREDDoug Eyolfson (LPC) — NAYEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — NAYFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — NAYFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — NAYFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — NAYGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — NAYGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — NAYHedy Fry (LPC) — ABSENTIqra Khalid (LPC) — NAYJames Maloney (LPC) — NAYJean Yip (LPC) — NAYJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJoël Lightbound (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — NAYJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — NAYJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — NAYKarina Gould (LPC) — NAYKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYLinda Lapointe (LPC) — NAYMarc Miller (LPC) — NAYMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — NAYMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — YEAMona Fortier (LPC) — NAYMélanie Joly (LPC) — ABSENTPatty Hajdu (LPC) — NAYPeter Fonseca (LPC) — NAYPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — NAYPeter Schiefke (LPC) — ABSENTRachel Bendayan (LPC) — NAYRandeep Sarai (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) — NAYStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — NAYSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — NAYTerry Beech (LPC) — NAYTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — NAYWayne Long (LPC) — NAYJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — ABSENTJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — NAYShaun Chen (LPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — YEARichard Martel (CPC) — YEASpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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