Bill 78, An Act to amend the Election Act with regard to electoral representation and political party financing rules and to amend other legislative provisions

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Information

Sponsor

Béchard, Claude,	Minister responsible for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and the Reform of Democratic Institutions

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 39^th Legislature, 1^st Session

Stages in the consideration of the Bill

Definition of the terms used:

• Amendment (one or more changes were made to the bill at this stage)
• Majority vote (the bill went through this stage with majority support in the Assemblée)
• Vote : Yeas, Nays, Abstentions; (the bill went through this stage following a vote, the results of which were recorded)
• The date of assent is followed by the year and chapter number of the Act assented to as they will appear in the Statutes of Québec. For instance, “2007, c. 7” following a date of assent means “Statutes of Québec 2007, chapter 7”.

Introduction

• Bill 78, An Act to amend the Election Act with regard to electoral representation and political party financing rules and to amend other legislative provisions (PDF,  105 KB) 
• Sitting held on November 25, 2009

General consultation

• Sitting held on February 16, 2010
• Sitting held on February 17, 2010
• Sitting held on February 18, 2010
• Sitting held on March 9, 2010
• Sitting held on March 10, 2010
• Sitting held on March 11, 2010
• Sitting held on March 16, 2010
• Sitting held on March 17, 2010

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• A report from the Committee on Institutions, which met on 16 and 17 February, on 9, 10, and 11 March, and on 16 and 17 March 2010 to hold public hearings within the framework of a general consultation on Bill 78, An Act to amend the Election Act with regard to electoral representation and political party financing rules and to amend other legislative provisions (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on March 18, 2010

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on March 23, 2010 (Motion de scission adoptée, par conséquent, conformément à l'article 241 du Règlement, les projets de loi résultant de la scission doivent être réinscrits au Feuilleton et préavis à l'étape de la présentation)