This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
Peter MacKay Conservative
In committee (House), as of May 15, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment implements the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, opened for signature in Washington on March 18, 1965.
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-53s:
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
The time for questions and comments has expired. Resuming debate.
Is the House ready for the question?
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Question.
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Yea.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Nay.
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Call in the members. There has been a request that the vote on this be deferred to the end of government orders today.
The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-53, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-53.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, if you were to seek it I think you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote previously taken to the motion on Bill C-53, with Conservative members voting yea, and I would like to add the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert.
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Settlement of International Investment Disputes ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Liberal
Karen Redman Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, Liberals will be voting in favour of the motion.