An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Stockwell Day  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to add provisions relating to a special advocate to Division 9 of Part 1 of that Act. The special advocate’s role is to protect a person’s interests in certain proceedings when evidence is heard in the absence of the public and of the person and their counsel. The special advocate may challenge the claim made by the Minister ofread more

Elsewhere

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Votes

Feb. 6, 2008 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Feb. 6, 2008 Passed That this question be now put.
Feb. 4, 2008 Passed That Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
Feb. 4, 2008 Failed That Bill C-3 be amended by deleting Clause 1.
Nov. 20, 2007 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 8:30 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 8:30 p.m.

Liberal

Karen Redman Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the vote be deferred until 3 o'clock tomorrow.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 8:30 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

There has been a request that this vote be deferred until 3 o'clock tomorrow. It is a proper request, and so ordered.

It being 8:33 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, January 31, 2008, this House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 8:33 p.m.)

As spoken

The House resumed from February 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be read the third time and passed, and of the motion that this question be now put.

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:05 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

It being 3:07 p.m. the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question at the third reading stage of Bill C-3.

Call in the members.

As spoken

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #37

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

Translated

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

Independent

Blair Wilson Independent West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC

Mr. Speaker, I just want to make sure my vote was cast in favour.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

No. I think the hon. member stood and his vote was recorded as no.

Is there consent to change the member's vote to yes?

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

The next question is on the main motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

Conservative

Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

Mr. Speaker, were you to seek it I think 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 voting in favour.

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this way?

As spoken

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActGovernment Orders

February 6th, 2008 / 3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

As spoken