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Bill C-237

Defeated

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)

Bill C-237 was defeated and did not become law.

Sponsor:Jonathan Rowe
Conservative
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-22

Other Bills Numbered C-237

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)

Defeated
44-1

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act

Defeated
43-2

An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (gender equity)

Defeated
41-2

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (qualifying period for disability relief)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-2

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-1

An Act to amend the Divorce Act (joint custody)

Dead

Division Votes (4)

Division #74
Negatived
2026-02-25T15:35:00

2nd reading of Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries)

134Yea
197Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
133Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 22N
NDP
0Y / 7N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #185
Negatived
2022-10-05T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act

32Yea
292Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 151N
Conservative
0Y / 113N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Division #124
Agreed To
2021-06-02T15:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes

330Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
119Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
21Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #66
Agreed To
2021-03-10T15:20:00

2nd reading of Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes

333Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
119Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (29)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-237.

Ms. Sonia Sidhu2024-11-04
Diabetes Awareness Month
0

Statements by Members

…ing with diabetes will have access to diabetes medication. Just as the House stood united behind my Bill C-237 to create a national framework for diabetes, by working together we can defeat diabetes.

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Ms. Sonia Sidhu2023-05-31
National Strategy for Eye Care Act
0

Private Members' Business

…owering Canadians impacted by blindness with an integrated approach. As members in this House know, Bill C-237, the National Framework for Diabetes Act, passed unanimously in 2021. I want to touch on how blindness can be a serious complication because of diabetes retinopathy, and I also want to recognize Diab…

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The Speaker2022-10-05
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-237 under Private Members' Business.

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2022-10-05
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from September 28 consideration of the motion that Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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2022-09-28
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Peter Julian2022-09-28
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-237. The NDP supports some aspects of this bill. However, it is surprising to see the extremely negative impact it would have on the universality of our health care system. I will come back to that in a …

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Mr. Louis Plamondon2022-09-28
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, we are winding up debate at second reading of Bill C-237. This bill gives the provinces the right to withdraw when the federal government creates a program that should be the exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces. I found the term “exclusive” in the Cons…

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2022-09-28
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to participate in today's debate on private member's bill, Bill C-237, an act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act. As proposed, this bill would do two things. First, it would allow any province to withdraw from federal prog…

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Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman2022-05-05
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
0

Private Members' Business

…ents Act in order to obtain the amounts referred to in subsection 24.1(1) of that act. Section 3 of Bill C-237 provides that Quebec receives the full monetary contribution provided for in the Canada Health Act without being subject to the various grant conditions set out in that act. In other words, the resul…

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Mr. Shafqat Ali2022-05-05
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to participate in today's debate on this private member's bill, Bill C-237, an act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act. As proposed, this bill would do two things. It would allow any province to withdraw from a federal program i…

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