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Bill C-65

Historical
In committee (House)

An Act to amend the Canada Elections 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

An Act to amend the Canada Elections 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

An Act to amend the Copyright Act (access to copyrighted works or other subject-matter for persons with perceptual disabilities)

Second reading (House)
41-1

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances 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 (67)

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

Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

…ogram will provide meals for 4,000 children across Canada; and now, today, with the introduction of Bill C-65, we can move toward fairer elections. Today is a great example of why New Democrats needed to step up and use our influence to make Liberals act. I remember knocking on doors in 2015, and the powerfu…

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

…in this compelling and interesting debate that I forgot the rules. I will come back to my question. Bill C-65 is on electoral participation. Above all, our role as elected members is to ensure that more people participate in the electoral process. For some time now I have seen a pileup of bills, facts or new…

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2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee, and of the amendment.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

…ething at stake in our democratic system, and nothing highlights that more than a general election. Bill C-65 is a positive step forward. For quite a while now, the government has been looking at ways to make positive changes to the Elections Act that will engage more people and increase the confidence that …

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Hon. Dan Vandal2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

moved that Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

… many would-be candidates. Again, it would be interesting to hear the thoughts from across the way. Bill C-65 would establish polls in long-term care facilities and would remove requirements for long-term care residents to show proof of address when voting on site. It would allow electors who need assistance…

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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, as we all know, there are some very important components within this bill, Bill C-65, specifically around adding two additional days for advance polling and enshrining legislation for the vote on campus program; that is huge. I could go on. As my colleagues have mentioned, there is o…

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Mr. Dave Epp2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-65, and I will use the official title for the moment: an act to amend the Canada Elections Act. I would first ask for unanimous consent to split my time with my hon. colleague from St. Albert—Edmonton.

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Mr. Dave Epp2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

….” I have and retain that privilege only by a process. It is the election process, and that is what Bill C-65 purportedly seeks to amend. Running in and the timing of an election should always be about maintaining the confidence of this place, about putting a vision forward for the country and about running …

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-05-31
Electoral Participation Act
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-65, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act. I listened attentively to the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader's speech. He characterized the bill as “good stuff” and suggested that …

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