Bill C-27 (Historical)

First Nations Financial Transparency Act

An Act to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

John Duncan  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 enhances the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations.

Similar bills

C-575 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) First Nations Financial Transparency Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-27s:

C-27 (2022) Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
C-27 (2021) Law Appropriation Act No. 1, 2021-22
C-27 (2016) An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
C-27 (2014) Law Veterans Hiring Act

Votes

Nov. 27, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Nov. 26, 2012 Passed That Bill C-27, An Act to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .
Nov. 26, 2012 Failed That Bill C-27 be amended by deleting Clause 13.
Nov. 26, 2012 Failed That Bill C-27 be amended by deleting Clause 11.
Nov. 26, 2012 Failed That Bill C-27 be amended by deleting Clause 1.
Nov. 22, 2012 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-27, An Act to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
June 21, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #511

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November 26th, 2012 / 6:55 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 2 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 3.

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Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek, it I believe you would find agreement to apply the results from the previous motion to the current motion, with the Conservatives voting no.

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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

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NDP

Nycole Turmel NDP Hull—Aylmer, QC

Mr. Speaker, the NDP will be voting yes and agrees to applying the vote.

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Liberal

Judy Foote Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL

Mr. Speaker, Liberals agree to apply the vote and will be voting yes.

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Bloc

Louis Plamondon Bloc Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC

Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois will be voting yes.

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Independent

Bruce Hyer Independent Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON

Mr. Speaker, Thunder Bay—Superior North will be voting yes.

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

Vote #512

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November 26th, 2012 / 6:55 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.

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Vancouver Island North B.C.

Conservative

John Duncan ConservativeMinister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

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November 26th, 2012 / 7 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those in favour will please say yea.

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Some hon. members

Yea.