Yea.
Non-Partisan Offices of Agents of Parliament Act
An Act supporting non-partisan offices of agents of Parliament
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
Mark Adler Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
In committee (Senate), as of Dec. 11, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment establishes a requirement for every person who applies for a position in the office of an agent of Parliament to make a declaration stating whether, in the 10 years before applying for that position, they occupied specified politically partisan positions. The enactment also requires the persons who work in the office of an agent of Parliament to make a declaration if they intend to occupy a politically partisan position while continuing to work in the office of such an agent. The declarations are to be posted on the website of the office of the relevant agent of Parliament.
As well, the enactment requires the persons who work in the office of an agent of Parliament to provide a written undertaking that they will conduct themselves in a non-partisan manner in fulfilling the official duties and responsibilities of their positions.
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-520s:
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
Some hon. members
Yea.
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
Some hon. members
Nay.
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 12, 2014, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.
Suspension of SittingSupporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
It being 11:53, the House will stand suspended until the normal hour for government orders at 12 noon.
(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:53)
The House resumed from February 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-520, An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament, be now read a second time and referred to a committee.
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-520, under private members' business.
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
Supporting Non-Partisan Agents of Parliament ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being 6:45 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.