This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
Mauril Bélanger Liberal
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Defeated, as of April 29, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment substitutes the words “of us” for the words “thy sons” in the English version of the national anthem, thus making it gender neutral.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-624s:
The House resumed from April 27 consideration of the motion that Bill C-624, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
National Anthem 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 stage of Bill C-624 under private members' business.
Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:
National Anthem ActPrivate Members' Business
Rob Anders Conservative Calgary West, AB
Mr. Speaker, I think there was some confusion. Obviously I was meaning to vote no, and to keep the traditional wording of the national anthem.
Guy Lauzon Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON
Mr. Speaker, I voted twice, but I want my vote to be registered as no.
Diane Ablonczy Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Mr. Speaker, vote early and vote often. I intend my vote to be a no.
Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, you have people on the other side voting twice. Normally, it would be their first vote that counts. The second vote is dismissed.
National Anthem ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I believe the opposition House leader is incorrect. As long as I have been in the House and as long as I have been Speaker, when members have found themselves in circumstances of standing both for the yeas and nays, the House calls on members to clarify, and once they do, the record is amended accordingly.
We will hear the results from the clerk in a moment and then we will move on.
National Anthem ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I declare the motion defeated.
It being 6:45, the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.
