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

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Anne-Marie Day  NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 5, 2014
(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.

Similar bills

C-220 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation)
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S-206 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Board of Directors Gender Parity Act
S-238 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Board of Directors Gender Parity Act

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-473s:

C-473 (2011) Protection of Insignia of Military Orders, Decorations and Medals Act
C-473 (2009) Protection of Insignia of Military Orders, Decorations and Medals Act
C-473 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (public transportation workers)
C-473 (2004) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)
C-473 (2002) Drug Supply Act

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.

Financial Administration ActPrivate Members' Business

February 3rd, 2014 / 11:55 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Financial Administration ActPrivate Members' Business

February 3rd, 2014 / 11:55 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

In my opinion, the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Financial Administration ActPrivate Members' Business

February 3rd, 2014 / noon

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 5, 2014, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from February 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-473, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Financial Administration ActPrivate Members' Business

February 5th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

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-473. The question is on the motion.

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

Vote #52

Financial Administration ActPrivate Members' Business

February 5th, 2014 / 6:25 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.