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C-78PASSEDSOCIAL POLICYFEDERAL

An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

Introduced
MAY 22, 2018
Royal assent
JUNE 20, 2019
Latest recorded vote
55 / 50
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stMay 22, 2018
  2. 2ndOct 4, 2018
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdFeb 6, 2019
  5. SenateFeb 18, 2019
  6. AssentJun 20, 2019

Bill overview

Bill C-78, “An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to…”, is a federal bill from session 42-1.

It reached first reading on May 22, 2018, second reading on October 4, 2018, third reading on February 6, 2019 and Senate consideration on February 18, 2019. It received royal assent on June 20, 2019.

In the recorded division on February 6, 2019 in the House of Commons, 55 members voted in favour and 50 against; 17 did not vote. Against: Conservative (40), Bloc Québécois (4), NDP (3), Green (1) and Independent (1). Liberal members split 55 for and 1 against.

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Vote roll

42th Parliament · February 6, 2019

55

Yea

50

Nay

0

Abstain

17

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — NAYGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — NAYElizabeth May (GPC) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — ABSENTLuc Thériault (BQ) — ABSENTMarilène Gill (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — ABSENTBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — ABSENTGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — NAYKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMichael Barrett (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — ABSENTMike Lake (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — ABSENTRosemarie Falk (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — ABSENTAhmed Hussen (LPC) — YEAAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — PAIREDAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEAChris Bittle (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEADoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — ABSENTGary 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) — NAYMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — ABSENTMona 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) — 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) — YEANathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — ABSENTRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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