Bill C-61
An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands
Bill C-61 — status: Report stage (House). This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.
Other Bills Numbered C-61
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 10 sessions:
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An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of the property of officials and former officials of foreign states and of their family members
An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of railway operations
An Act to amend the Copyright Act
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An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act and other Acts
An Act respecting leadership selection, administration and accountability of Indian bands, and to make related amendments to other Acts
Division Votes (0)
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Parliamentary Debates (51)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-61.
Government Orders
…d reliable drinking water for our first nations communities. It is with this urgency that I address Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, waste water and related infrastructure on first nations lands. For decades, first nations communities have suffered under the shadow of inadequ…
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… and are consuming that water? I hope to learn more about this when I attend the committee study of Bill C-61. I am pleased to say that there has been progress since our government took power in 2016. There were 144 long-term drinking water advisories in place in November 2015. There are now 29 left in 27 co…
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…e lifted 144 long-term drinking water advisories, and we are not stopping there. We also introduced Bill C-61, the first nations clean water act, to make sure things never go back to how they were.
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The House resumed from February 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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…ians could indeed make history by sending the first nations clean water act to committee for study. Bill C-61 would recognize first nations' inherent right to water, ensure that there are minimum standards for first nations' clean water and protect first nations' water sources from pollution and contaminatio…
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…ing motion: that, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, waste water and related infrastructure on first nation lands, be deemed read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous…
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…ing motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands, be called for debate at second reading on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and at the conc…
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… taking place on Thursday of next week. On Wednesday, we hope to resume debate on second reading of Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on first nation lands. Lastly, on Friday, we will resume debate on the motion in relation to the amendmen…
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With regard to Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nations land, since December 7, 2022: (a) what are the details of all consultations for the purp…
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…uirements. When we return, and indeed we will return following the constituency weeks, we will call Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, waste water and related infrastructure on first nation lands. Tuesday, April 9, shall be an allotted day, and furthermore, as the Deputy Prime …
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