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Friday, May 19, 2017 (No. 181)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-25

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected for debate Motion No. 1.

Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of April 6, 2017.

Resuming Debate

Motion No. 1 — April 6, 2017 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-25, in Clause 107.1, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 14 on page 35 with the following:

“107.1 (1) No later than October 19, 2020, a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of Part XIV.1 of the Canada Business Corporations Act, including an analysis of their impact on gender equity and diversity among the directors and among the members of senior management as defined by regulation, shall be undertaken by any committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for that purpose.”