Pierre Poilievre Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Defeated, as of Oct. 25, 2023
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This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Financial Administration Act to provide that the Treasury Board may not require as a condition of employment in the federal public administration that a person receive a vaccine against COVID-19. It also amends the Canada Labour Code to provide that regulations may not be made that require, as a term or condition of employment in or in connection with the operation of a federal work, undertaking or business, that a person receive a vaccine against COVID-19.
In addition, the enactment amends the Aeronautics Act , the Railway Safety Act and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to provide that no regulation, order or other instrument made under any of those Acts to prevent the introduction or spread of COVID-19 may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting a person from boarding an aircraft, a train or a vessel solely on the ground that they have not received a vaccine against that disease.
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-278s:
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Greg Fergus
The question is on the motion.
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.
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
October 24th, 2023 / 6:25 p.m.
Conservative
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Greg Fergus
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 25, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
The House resumed from October 24 consideration of the motion that Bill C-278, Prevention of Government-imposed Vaccination Mandates Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-278 under Private Members' Business.
Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
October 25th, 2023 / 4:45 p.m.
Bloc
Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Salaberry—Suroît, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to seek unanimous consent for the member for Beloeil—Chambly to record his vote as being against the motion because he was unable to use the app. It was not working.
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
Is there unanimous consent to apply the vote of the hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly?
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
An hon. member
No.
Prevention of Government-Imposed Vaccination Mandates ActPrivate Members' Business
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
I declare the motion defeated.
I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 76 minutes.
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 Calgary Rocky Ridge, Finance; the hon. member for Bow River, Carbon Pricing.
