Bill C-65

Historical
In committee (House)

Electoral Participation Act

Bill C-65 is being studied in committee. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Dominic LeBlanc
Liberal
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2024-03-20

Other Bills Numbered C-65

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 5 sessions:

44-1

Electoral Participation Act

In committee (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act

Second reading (House)
41-1

Respect for Communities Act

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (street racing) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

In committee (House)

Division Votes (3)

Division #849
Agreed To
2024-06-19T15:50:00

2nd reading of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act

170Yea
148Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
144Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #848
Negatived
2024-06-19T15:40:00

2nd reading of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (reasoned amendment)

119Yea
204Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 146N
Conservative
118Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #829
Agreed To
2024-06-17T17:30:00

Time allocation for Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act

173Yea
146Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 26N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 2N

Parliamentary Debates (78)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-65.

Hon. Andrew Scheer2024-12-03
Privilege
0

Routine Proceedings

…ssage for his constituents and Canadians about his work as our democratic reform shadow minister on Bill C-65, which proposes to delay the fixed-date election by a week in order to secure the pensions of 28 Liberal and NDP MPs.

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Mr. Branden Leslie2024-11-29
Privilege
0

Orders of the Day

…ent, with thought crime set to be added to our legal books should that bill ever pass. Then we have Bill C-65, the electoral participation act, that is also under way in theory. Maybe we should call it by what it more appropriately would be, the “ensuring the leader of the NDP's pension act”. Since the NDP a…

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Mrs. Jenica Atwin2024-11-20
Democratic Institutions
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…untering Disinformation: A Guidebook for Public Servants”. In March 2024, the government introduced Bill C-65 which proposes amendments to the Canada Elections Act, including measures to further strengthen federal electoral processes against foreign interference. This bill has passed second reading in the Ho…

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2024-11-07
Privilege
0

Orders of the Day

…e future. That is a chill on freedom of speech in this country. I am also happy that we do not have Bill C-65 coming forward, the bill that would give all Liberal and NDP members who are going to lose their seat in the next election their pensions by moving the election date out a week. One of the bills that…

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Mr. Eric Duncan2024-11-04
Privilege
0

Orders of the Day

…Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office, which have said, in fact for months now, that Bill C-65 was an important part of the changes to the Election Act. The reason it was important was that, to the member's point, there are dozens of NDP and Liberal MPs who stand to lose the election next year…

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Mr. Paul Chiang2024-10-24
Electoral Reform
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…econdary students. That is why the government's proposal to make voting on campus permanent through Bill C-65 is so important. I want to thank Canadian youth for their continued engagement in our democratic institutions.

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Mr. Paul Chiang2024-10-24
Electoral Reform
0

Adjournment Proceedings

… electors. We need to be an example for our youth. In March of this year, our government introduced Bill C-65, the electoral participation act, which seeks to enhance voter participation for all electors, including youth and students—

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Mr. Tako Van Popta2024-09-27
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…m people across the country. The petitioners call on the House to oppose the portion of the Liberal Bill C-65 that would move the election date to one week later. This seemingly innocent change would guarantee pensions for current members of Parliament who were first elected in 2019 and who are still serving…

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Mr. Kyle Seeback2024-09-23
Canada Labour Code
0

Private Members' Business

…liament had to step in to make that change. The Liberal government tried to make some changes under Bill C-65, where the victim could apply to extend the three-month timeline. Imagine that: Victims would actually have to apply to extend the deadline. The burden would be on the employee to make the justificat…

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Mr. Chris Bittle2024-09-23
Canada Labour Code
0

Private Members' Business

…nd harassment under the Canada Labour Code and its regulations. This historic piece of legislation, Bill C-65, is now better protecting workers from these harmful behaviours, which disproportionately impact women. To continue improving protections for workers, an important part of this work is monitoring the…

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