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S-201PASSEDOTHERFEDERAL

Genetic Non-Discrimination Act

An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination

Introduced
DECEMBER 7, 2015
Royal assent
MAY 3, 2017
Latest recorded vote
73 / 19
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stMay 3, 2016
  2. 2ndOct 26, 2016
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdMar 8, 2017
  5. SenateDec 7, 2015
  6. AssentMay 3, 2017

Bill overview

Bill S-201, “Genetic Non-Discrimination Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination”.

It reached first reading on May 3, 2016, second reading on October 26, 2016, third reading on March 8, 2017 and Senate consideration on December 7, 2015. It received royal assent on May 3, 2017.

In the recorded division on March 8, 2017 in the House of Commons, 73 members voted in favour and 19 against; 14 did not vote. In favour: Conservative (35), NDP (3), Green (1) and Independent (1). Against: Bloc Québécois (4). Liberal members split 33 for and 15 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

42th Parliament · March 8, 2017

73

Yea

19

Nay

0

Abstain

14

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — YEAGord Johns (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — YEAElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — YEAArnold Viersen (CPC) — YEABen Lobb (CPC) — YEABlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — ABSENTCheryl Gallant (CPC) — ABSENTChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — YEADean Allison (CPC) — YEAGarnett Genuis (CPC) — YEAGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — ABSENTJamie Schmale (CPC) — YEAJohn Barlow (CPC) — YEAJohn Brassard (CPC) — YEAJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — YEAKelly McCauley (CPC) — YEAKerry Diotte (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — YEALuc Berthold (CPC) — YEAMark Strahl (CPC) — ABSENTMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — YEAMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — YEAMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — ABSENTPierre Poilievre (CPC) — YEARandy Hoback (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — YEATodd Doherty (CPC) — YEATom Kmiec (CPC) — YEAZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — NAYAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — ABSENTDavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — NAYDoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — ABSENTGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — ABSENTJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — ABSENTKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYLinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — NAYMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — ABSENTMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — NAYPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — PAIREDPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — NAYSean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — NAYSherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — NAYStephen Fuhr (LPC) — ABSENTSteven MacKinnon (LPC) — NAYSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — NAYTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — ABSENTJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEAAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEACathay Wagantall (CPC) — YEASpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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