Marco Mendicino Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment, among other things,
(a) establishes, as a replacement of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, an independent body, called the Public Complaints and Review Commission, to
(i) review and investigate complaints concerning the conduct and level of service of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency personnel, and
(ii) conduct reviews of specified activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency;
(b) authorizes the Chairperson of the Public Complaints and Review Commission to recommend the initiation of disciplinary processes or the imposition of disciplinary measures in relation to individuals who have been the subject of complaints;
(c) amends the Canada Border Services Agency Act to provide for the investigation of serious incidents involving officers and employees of the Canada Border Services Agency;
(d) amends the English version of federal statutes and orders, regulations and other instruments to replace references to the “Force” with references to “RCMP”; and
(e) makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
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.
The House resumed from June 6 consideration of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments, as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-20.
The question is on Motion No. 1.
(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
Mona Fortier Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe that if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to apply the result from the previous vote to this vote, with Liberal members voting yea.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Mr. Speaker, Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting yea.
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Bloc Laurentides—Labelle, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote. We will be voting in favour and adding the votes of the members for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques and Shefford.
Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB
Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, and we will be voting yes.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Greens agree to apply the vote and will be voting in favour as well.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
I declare the motion carried.
When shall the bill be read a third time? Later today?
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Nunavut, Housing; the hon. member for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, The Economy; the hon. member for York—Simcoe, Carbon Pricing.