Bill C-2 (Historical)

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Peter Van Loan Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment implements the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreements on the environment and labour cooperation entered into between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and signed at Lima, Peru on November 21, 2008.
The general provisions of the enactment specify that no recourse may be taken on the basis of the provisions of Part 1 of the enactment or any order made under that Part, or the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement or the related agreements themselves, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 of the enactment approves the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreements and provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional aspects of the Free Trade Agreement and the power of the Governor in Council to make orders for carrying out the provisions of the enactment.
Part 2 of the enactment amends existing laws in order to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreement on labour cooperation.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 14, 2010 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

June 9, 2010 Passed That Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be concurred in at report stage.

June 9, 2010 Failed That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 48.

June 9, 2010 Failed That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

June 9, 2010 Failed That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

June 9, 2010 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill and, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

April 19, 2010 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

April 19, 2010 Passed That this question be now put.

April 16, 2010 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

International Trade Committee, on April 22, 2010

David Plunkett, Chief Trade Negotiator, Bilateral and Regional Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Alexandra Bugailiskis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Latin America and the Carribbean, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Carol Nelder-Corvari, Director, International Trade Policy Division, Department of Finance

International Trade Committee, on April 27, 2010

Luis-Guillermo Plata, Minister of International Trade, Republic of Colombia
Walter Navarro, President of SINPRO, Union of Antioquia's Industrial Workers
Gaëtan Lavertu, Former Canadian Ambassador to Colombia, As an Individual
Rebecca Lee, Director, Representative of the Colombian Association of Flower Growers, CENIFLORES
Excellency Jaime Giron Duarte, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Canada, Embassy of the Republic of Colombia

International Trade Committee, on April 29, 2010

Yessika Hoyos Morales, Lawyer, Human Rights, As an Individual
Gauri Sreenivasan, Policy Coordinator, International Trade, Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Carlo Dade, Executive Director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)
Jean-Michel Laurin, Vice-President, Global Business Policy, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

International Trade Committee, on May 4, 2010

Carl Potts, Director of Market Development, Pulse Canada
Murad Al-Katib, Board Member, Pulse Canada
Denis Lemelin, National President, Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Mark Rowlinson, Labour Lawyer, Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers
Jan Westcott, President and Chief Executive Officer, Spirits Canada / Association of Canadian Distillers
CJ Hélie, Executive Vice-President, Spirits Canada / Association of Canadian Distillers

International Trade Committee, on May 6, 2010

Paul Moist, National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees
Robert Blackburn, Senior Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin International, SNC-Lavalin Inc.
Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International

International Trade Committee, on May 11, 2010

Mauricio Ferro, Head, Technical Knowledge and Learning Centre for Cerrejón Coal Mine, As an Individual
Tania Hallé, Field work coordinator, Coordination team, Project Accompaniment and Solidarity Colombia (PASC)
Stephen Benedict, Director, Department of Human and Trade Union rights, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Andrew Casey, Vice-President, Public Affairs and International Trade, Forest Products Association of Canada

International Trade Committee, on May 13, 2010

Barbara Wood, Executive Director, CoDevelopment Canada
Carleen Pickard, Director of Organizing, Council of Canadians

International Trade Committee, on May 25, 2010

James Harrison, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Warwick
Nazih Richani, Professor, As an Individual
Dawn Paley, Journalist, As an Individual
Steven Shrybman, Partner, Sack Goldblatt Mitchell, As an Individual

International Trade Committee, on June 1, 2010

Matthew Kronby, Director General, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Pierre P. Bouchard, Director, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development