An Act to amend the Statistics Act (appointment of Chief Statistician and long-form census)

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

Sponsor

Ted Hsu  Liberal

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

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 4, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Statistics Act to establish a process to appoint the Chief Statistician of Canada. It also prescribes additional duties for the Chief Statistician and increases the independence of the Chief Statistician in carrying out his or her duties.
Further, it provides for a long-form questionnaire to be used for taking the census of population under that 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.

Votes

Feb. 4, 2015 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

Statistics ActPrivate Members' Business

January 29th, 2015 / 6:10 p.m.


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Some hon. members

Nay.

Statistics ActPrivate Members' Business

January 29th, 2015 / 6:10 p.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 4, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from January 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-626, an act to amend the Statistics Act (appointment of Chief Statistician and long-form census), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Statistics ActPrivate Members' Business

February 4th, 2015 / 6:25 p.m.


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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-626.

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

Vote #323

Statistics ActPrivate Members' Business

February 4th, 2015 / 6:35 p.m.


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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.