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Cannabis Act

An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts

Introduced
APRIL 13, 2017
Royal assent
JUNE 20, 2018
Latest recorded vote
60 / 44
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stApr 13, 2017
  2. 2ndJun 8, 2017
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdNov 27, 2017
  5. SenateNov 27, 2017
  6. AssentJun 20, 2018

Bill overview

Bill C-45, “Cannabis Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts”.

It reached first reading on April 13, 2017, second reading on June 8, 2017, third reading on November 27, 2017 and Senate consideration on November 27, 2017. It received royal assent on June 20, 2018.

In the recorded division on June 18, 2018 in the House of Commons, 60 members voted in favour and 44 against; 16 did not vote. In favour: NDP (3), Green (1) and Independent (1). Against: Conservative (40) and Bloc Québécois (3). Liberal members split 55 for and 1 against. It is one of 9 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 18, 2018

9 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

60

Yea

44

Nay

0

Abstain

16

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — YEAGord Johns (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — YEAElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — ABSENTLouis Plamondon (BQ) — NAYLuc Thériault (BQ) — NAYMarilène Gill (BQ) — ABSENTMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — ABSENTAndrew Scheer (CPC) — NAYArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — ABSENTBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — ABSENTCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — ABSENTJames Bezan (CPC) — ABSENTJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — ABSENTKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — NAYMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYRosemarie Falk (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — ABSENTZiad 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) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — ABSENTIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean Yip (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — ABSENTJoël Lightbound (LPC) — YEAJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEALinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — ABSENTMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAMélanie Joly (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — ABSENTPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — ABSENTSean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — ABSENTSherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEAStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — YEANathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEACathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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