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Bill C-377 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (need to know)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Alex Ruff  Conservative

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of Dec. 9, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Parliament of Canada Act to specify that a member of the Senate or the House of Commons who applies for a secret security clearance from the Government of Canada is, for the purposes of the consideration of their application, deemed to need access to the information in respect of which the application is made.

Elsewhere

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-377s:

C-377 (2017) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle
C-377 (2013) Law An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations)
C-377 (2011) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations)
C-377 (2010) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (durable life date)

Votes

June 5, 2024 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (need to know)

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Oct. 1, 2024

  • Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, As an Individual
  • Wesley Wark, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation, As an Individual

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Oct. 3, 2024

  • Michel Bédard, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, House of Commons
  • Nicole Giles, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • Sean Jorgensen, Director General and Chief Security Officer, Privy Council Office
  • Mike MacDonald, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Security Policy Modernization, Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Jeffrey Beaulac, Acting Chief Security Officer, Departmental Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Bo Basler, Director General and Coordinator, Foreign Interference, Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Procedure and House Affairs Committee, on Oct. 10, 2024

  • Justin Chan, Director, Counter-Terrorism Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Adam Hatfield, Executive Director, Policy on Government Security, Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Sean Jorgensen, Director General and Chief Security Officer, Privy Council Office