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Court Challenges Program Act

An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program)

Introduced
MARCH 6, 2023
Latest recorded vote
116 / 89
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Second reading,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stMar 6, 2023
  2. 2ndNov 22, 2023
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rd—
  5. Senate—
  6. Assent—

Bill overview

Bill C-316, “Court Challenges Program Act”, is a federal bill from session 44-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program)”.

It reached first reading on March 6, 2023 and second reading on November 22, 2023. Its latest recorded status is “In committee”.

In the recorded division on November 22, 2023 in the House of Commons, 116 members voted in favour and 89 against; 15 did not vote. In favour: Bloc Québécois (15), NDP (4), Independent (2) and Green (1). Against: Conservative (86). Liberal members split 94 for and 3 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 · November 22, 2023

116

Yea

89

Nay

0

Abstain

15

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) — PAIREDMarilène 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) — PAIREDYves-François Blanchet (BQ) — ABSENTAdam Chambers (CPC) — NAYAlex Ruff (CPC) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — NAYAnna Roberts (CPC) — NAYArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYArpan Khanna (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYBrad Redekopp (CPC) — NAYBrad Vis (CPC) — NAYBranden Leslie (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) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — ABSENTKelly 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) — PAIREDMichael Barrett (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichael Kram (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — PAIREDMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPhilip Lawrence (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYRaquel Dancho (CPC) — ABSENTRichard Bragdon (CPC) — NAYRob Moore (CPC) — NAYRob Morrison (CPC) — PAIREDRosemarie Falk (CPC) — NAYScot Davidson (CPC) — NAYScott Aitchison (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYShelby Kramp-Neuman (CPC) — NAYShuvaloy Majumdar (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) — YEAAnna Gainey (LPC) — YEAAnnie Koutrakis (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — PAIREDArielle Kayabaga (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEABen Carr (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) — ABSENTHeath MacDonald (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAHelena Jaczek (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — PAIREDIqwinder 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) — ABSENTMarc 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) — YEAParm 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) — PAIREDTim 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) — ABSENTRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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