Is the House ready for the question?
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
Rob Nicholson Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to provide that, subject to an earlier dissolution of Parliament, a general election must be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the last general election, with the first general election after this enactment comes into force being held on Monday, October 19, 2009.
The enactment also provides that the Chief Electoral Officer may recommend an alternate day if the day set for polling is not suitable.
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.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-16s:
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The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Call in the members.
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The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau
So indeed. Pursuant to the request of the chief government whip the recorded division stands deferred to Tuesday, April 24.
The House resumed from April 23 consideration of the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act.
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The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to disagree with the Senate amendment to Bill C-16.
The hon. chief government whip is rising on a point of order.
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, I think, were you to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the motion presently before the House, with Conservative members present this evening voting yes.
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