Bill C-1 (Historical)

An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

This bill, the first introduced in any session, is a formal tradition rather than proposed legislation. (It has nothing to do with oaths of office. The Senate equivalent is called An Act relating to Railways and—you guessed it!—in no way relates to railways.)

Sponsor

Stephen Harper  Conservative

Status

Not a real bill (bills C-1 and S-1 are weird procedural relics), as of March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-1s:

C-1 (2021) An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office
C-1 (2020) An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office
C-1 (2019) An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office
C-1 (2015) An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office
C-1 (2013) An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office
C-1 (2011) An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.

Calgary Southwest Alberta

Conservative

Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-1, An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office, and sought the unanimous consent of the House to have the bill printed.

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.

Calgary Southwest Alberta

Conservative

Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:05 p.m.

Etobicoke—Lakeshore Ontario

Liberal

Michael Ignatieff LiberalLeader of the Opposition

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order relating to Bill C-1, which has just been introduced in the House. By dealing with this bill as the first order of business, the House is affirming an important principle.

This is an important constitutional principle: the government must be accountable to the House of Commons for its actions, and not the other way around.

In this spirit I would like to seek unanimous consent to adopt a motion that underscores the supremacy of the House of Commons and seeks common ground on the issue of prorogation.

I move that this House hereby establishes a special committee to be structured along the lines of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, and having all the powers of a standing committee, to conduct an immediate examination into the issue of prorogation, to advise the House on the circumstances in which it is appropriate, or inappropriate, for the Prime Minister to request that Parliament be prorogued, and to repair such necessary changes to the Standing Orders or legislation, or both, and that the committee report to the House no later than April 15, 2010.

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:10 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

Does the hon. Leader of the Opposition have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?

OATHS OF OFFICE

March 3rd, 2010 / 4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.