It being 5:30 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, December 4, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, November 9.
(The House adjourned at 4:58 p.m.)
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
David Emerson 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.
The purpose of this enactment is to implement some of Canada’s obligations under the Softwood Lumber Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States, by imposing a charge on exports of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States and by amending certain Acts, including the Export and Import Permits Act. The charge on exports will take effect on October 12, 2006 and will be payable by exporters of softwood lumber products. The enactment also authorizes certain payments to be made.
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-24s:
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The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau
It being 5:30 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, December 4, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, November 9.
(The House adjourned at 4:58 p.m.)
The House resumed from November 29 consideration of Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence, as reported with amendment from the committee, and of the motions in Groups Nos. 1 and 2.
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions on the motions at report stage of Bill C-24.
Call in the members.
And the bells having rung:
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The Speaker Peter Milliken
The question is on Motion No. 4. A vote on this motion also applies to Motion No. 25.
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Conservative
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just held to the motion currently before the House, with Conservatives voting no.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Liberal
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Bloc
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Québécois will be voting in favour of this motion.
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NDP
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Conservative
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Independent
André Arthur Independent Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Mr. Speaker, I will be voting against this motion.