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C-37PASSEDHEALTHFEDERAL

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts

Introduced
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Royal assent
MAY 17, 2017
Latest recorded vote
52 / 36
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stDec 12, 2016
  2. 2ndFeb 1, 2017
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdFeb 15, 2017
  5. SenateFeb 15, 2017
  6. AssentMay 17, 2017

Bill overview

Bill C-37, “An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts”, is a federal bill from session 42-1.

It reached first reading on December 12, 2016, second reading on February 1, 2017, third reading on February 15, 2017 and Senate consideration on February 15, 2017. It received royal assent on May 17, 2017.

In the recorded division on May 15, 2017 in the House of Commons, 51 members voted in favour and 42 against; 16 did not vote. In favour: Bloc Québécois (3) and Green (1). Against: Conservative (37) and NDP (3). Liberal members split 47 for and 2 against. It is one of 6 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 · May 15, 2017

6 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

51

Yea

42

Nay

0

Abstain

16

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — NAYGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — NAYElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — ABSENTLouis Plamondon (BQ) — YEAMario Beaulieu (BQ) — YEAXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — YEAAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — NAYMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — NAYAhmed 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) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — ABSENTDoug Eyolfson (LPC) — ABSENTEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — ABSENTGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — ABSENTHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — ABSENTJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — ABSENTJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEALinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — ABSENTRobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — ABSENTSherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — ABSENTJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — ABSENTCathay Wagantall (CPC) — ABSENTSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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