Financial Literacy Leader Act

An Act to amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Jim Flaherty  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act to create the position of Financial Literacy Leader within the Agency. The Leader is to be appointed by the Governor in Council to exercise leadership at the national level to strengthen the financial literacy of Canadians. The amendments also provide for the other powers, duties and functions of the Financial Literacy Leader.

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.

Votes

June 20, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
June 20, 2012 Passed That this question be now put.

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June 19th, 2012 / 8:15 p.m.
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Some hon. members

Nay.

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June 19th, 2012 / 8:15 p.m.
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NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Denise Savoie

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

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June 19th, 2012 / 8:15 p.m.
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Conservative

The Speaker Conservative Andrew Scheer

The vote stands deferred until 5:30 p.m. tomorrow before private member's business.

The House resumed from June 19 consideration of the motion that Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee, and of the motion that this question be now put.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:10 p.m.
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NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Denise Savoie

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question at the second reading of Bill C-28.

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

Vote #449

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:15 p.m.
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NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Denise Savoie

I declare the motion carried.

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

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:15 p.m.
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Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Madam Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you would find agreement to apply the results of the previous motion to the current motion, with the Conservatives voting yes.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:15 p.m.
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NDP

Nycole Turmel NDP Hull—Aylmer, QC

Madam Speaker, we agree with proceeding in this fashion, and the NDP will vote no.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:15 p.m.
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Liberal

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

Madam Speaker, the Liberals agree and will be voting against.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.
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Bloc

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

Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois is in favour of the motion.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.
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Independent

Bruce Hyer Independent Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON

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

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.
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Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Madam Speaker, I will be voting yes.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.
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Independent

Peter Goldring Independent Edmonton East, AB

Madam Speaker, I will be voting yes.

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June 20th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.
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Conservative

Vic Toews Conservative Provencher, MB

Madam Speaker, I was not in attendance at the last vote, but I want to clarify for the record that I will be voting with the Conservative Party on this very important bill.