Bill C-57 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Federal Sustainable Development Act to make decision making related to sustainable development more transparent and subject to accountability to Parliament.

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-57s:

C-57 (2023) Law Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023

C-57 (2015) Support for Families Act

C-57 (2013) Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act

C-57 (2010) Improving Trade Within Canada Act

C-57 (2009) Canada-Jordan Free Trade Act

C-57 (2008) An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (election of directors)

Votes

Jan. 29, 2019 Passed Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

June 4, 2018 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

May 31, 2018 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

May 31, 2018 Failed Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (report stage amendment)

May 29, 2018 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

Oct. 19, 2017 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2018 / 9 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2018 / 9 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2018 / 9 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, the division stands deferred until Thursday, May 31, 2018, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from May 30 consideration of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act, as reported (with amendment) from the committee, and of the motion in Group No. 1.

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 31st, 2018 / 3:10 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

It being 3:13 p.m., pursuant to the order made on Tuesday, May 29, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-57.

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung

(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #689

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 31st, 2018 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated.

Federal Sustainable Development ActGovernment Orders

May 31st, 2018 / 3:20 p.m.

Liberal