This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.
Introduced as a private member’s bill.
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment provides that persons appointed to certain offices must be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages.
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.
The House resumed from February 26 consideration of the motion that Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-419 under private members' business.
The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being 6:35 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.