An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

This bill was previously introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Anne-Marie Day  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of June 17, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Financial Administration Act to achieve balanced representation in the number of women and men serving as directors on boards of parent Crown corporations by establishing the minimum proportion of each sex on those boards.

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

Feb. 5, 2014 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

(The House resumed at 12 noon)

The House resumed from June 14 consideration of the motion that Bill S-6, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations, be read the second time and referred to a committee.