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C-59PASSEDJUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETYFEDERAL

National Security Act, 2017

An Act respecting national security matters

Introduced
JUNE 20, 2017
Royal assent
JUNE 20, 2019
Latest recorded vote
37 / 57
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stJun 20, 2017
  2. 2ndJun 11, 2018
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdJun 19, 2018
  5. SenateJun 19, 2018
  6. AssentJun 20, 2019

Bill overview

Bill C-59, “National Security Act, 2017”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act respecting national security matters”.

It reached first reading on June 20, 2017, second reading on June 11, 2018, third reading on June 19, 2018 and Senate consideration on June 19, 2018. It received royal assent on June 20, 2019.

In the recorded division on June 11, 2019 in the House of Commons, 53 members voted in favour and 41 against; 30 did not vote. In favour: Green (1). Against: Conservative (33), Bloc Québécois (4), NDP (2) and Independent (1). Liberal members split 52 for and 1 against. It is one of 7 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 11, 2019

7 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

53

Yea

41

Nay

0

Abstain

30

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — NAYGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — ABSENTElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — PAIREDLuc Thériault (BQ) — PAIREDMarilène Gill (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — ABSENTBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — ABSENTDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — ABSENTJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Brassard (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — ABSENTKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — ABSENTMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMichael Barrett (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — ABSENTMike Lake (CPC) — ABSENTPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — ABSENTPierre Poilievre (CPC) — ABSENTRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYRosemarie Falk (CPC) — ABSENTScot Davidson (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — ABSENTShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — PAIREDZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — NAYAhmed Hussen (LPC) — YEAAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — ABSENTAngelo 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) — PAIREDDoug 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) — ABSENTHedy Fry (LPC) — PAIREDIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — ABSENTJean Yip (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — YEAJoël 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) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — ABSENTMona Fortier (LPC) — ABSENTMélanie Joly (LPC) — ABSENTPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — ABSENTPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARachel Bendayan (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — YEASherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEAStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — ABSENTTerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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