Bill C-377

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

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

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Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

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 the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

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