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S-3PASSEDINDIGENOUS AFFAIRSFEDERAL

An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général)

An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général)

Introduced
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Royal assent
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Latest recorded vote
4 / 90
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stJun 2, 2017
  2. 2ndJun 13, 2017
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdJun 21, 2017
  5. SenateOct 24, 2016
  6. AssentDec 11, 2017

Bill overview

Bill S-3, “An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général)”, is a federal bill from session 42-1.

It reached first reading on June 2, 2017, second reading on June 13, 2017, third reading on June 21, 2017 and Senate consideration on October 24, 2016. It received royal assent on December 11, 2017.

In the recorded division on December 4, 2017 in the House of Commons, 86 members voted in favour and 8 against; 16 did not vote. In favour: Liberal (54) and Conservative (32). Against: Bloc Québécois (4), NDP (2), Green (1) and Independent (1). It is one of 4 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 · December 4, 2017

4 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

86

Yea

8

Nay

0

Abstain

16

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — NAYGord Johns (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — ABSENTElizabeth May (GPC) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — YEABen Lobb (CPC) — YEABlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — YEACheryl Gallant (CPC) — YEAChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — YEADane Lloyd (CPC) — YEADean Allison (CPC) — YEAGarnett Genuis (CPC) — ABSENTGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — ABSENTJames Bezan (CPC) — YEAJamie Schmale (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Barlow (CPC) — YEAJohn Brassard (CPC) — YEAJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — YEAKelly McCauley (CPC) — ABSENTKerry Diotte (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — ABSENTLuc Berthold (CPC) — YEAMark Strahl (CPC) — ABSENTMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — YEAMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — ABSENTMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — YEAPierre Poilievre (CPC) — YEARandy Hoback (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEAStephanie Kusie (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — YEATodd Doherty (CPC) — YEATom Kmiec (CPC) — ABSENTZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — ABSENTAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — ABSENTAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — ABSENTChris Bittle (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEADoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (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) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — YEAMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (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) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJustin Trudeau (LPC) — ABSENTNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — ABSENTAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — ABSENTSpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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