Vote #32011 May 2023

Bill C-13 is a proposed law that would update the laws about Canada's official languages and make sure French is used in some private businesses.

Passed311 Yeas

1 Nays

4 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about proposed changes to Canada's laws about languages. It's connected to Bill C-13. Right now, Canada has an Official Languages Act that says French and English have equal importance in the government. Bill C-13 wants to update this law and also make new rules for some businesses. These businesses, like banks and airlines that are controlled by the federal government, might have to offer services in French in some parts of the country. This vote is a step in deciding if these changes should become law. If the changes pass, it could mean more French services are available. People who speak French might find it easier to get help from these businesses. It could also affect how businesses operate and who they hire.

Related Bill

C-13

Official Languages Act Update

This new law updates how Canada handles French and English. It makes sure French is used more in some businesses across the country. The goal is to protect the French language in Canada.

Introduced Mar 1, 2022·Last discussed Jun 20, 2023

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Liberal

New Law

How Canada Voted

How the House Voted

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Yea (204)

Nay (1)

Paired (2)

Did not vote (133)

Did Not Vote (133)

Liberal: 75Conservative: 53Bloc Québécois: 5

Sima Acan (Liberal)

Fares Al Soud (Liberal)

Rebecca Alty (Liberal)

Scott Anderson (Conservative)

Carol Anstey (Conservative)

Chak Au (Conservative)

Roman Baber (Conservative)

Burton Bailey (Conservative)

Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)

Buckley Belanger (Liberal)

Jim Bélanger (Conservative)

David Bexte (Conservative)

Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois)

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)

Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

Steven Bonk (Conservative)

Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)

Mark Carney (Liberal)

Ben Carr (Liberal)

Wade Chang (Liberal)

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)

Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)

Maggie Chi (Liberal)

Michael Chong (Conservative)

Leslie Church (Liberal)

Braedon Clark (Liberal)

Sandra Cobena (Conservative)

Connie Cody (Conservative)

Paul Connors (Liberal)

Chris d'Entremont (Liberal)

Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)

John-Paul Danko (Liberal)

Fred Davies (Conservative)

Mike Dawson (Conservative)

Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)

Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)

Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)

Kerry Diotte (Conservative)

Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal)

Philip Earle (Liberal)

Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)

Jessica Fancy (Liberal)

Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)

Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)

Anna Gainey (Liberal)

Vince Gasparro (Liberal)

Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)

Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)

Harb Gill (Conservative)

Sukhman Gill (Conservative)

Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)

Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois)

Wade Grant (Liberal)

Will Greaves (Liberal)

Jason Groleau (Conservative)

Claude Guay (Liberal)

Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)

Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)

Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)

Emma Harrison (Liberal)

Alana Hirtle (Liberal)

Vincent Ho (Conservative)

Tim Hodgson (Liberal)

Corey Hogan (Liberal)

Kurt Holman (Conservative)

Grant Jackson (Conservative)

Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

Jamil Jivani (Conservative)

Natilien Joseph (Liberal)

Arpan Khanna (Conservative)

Jeff Kibble (Conservative)

Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)

Ernie Klassen (Liberal)

Helena Konanz (Conservative)

Michael Kram (Conservative)

Tamara Kronis (Conservative)

Ned Kuruc (Conservative)

Linda Lapointe (Liberal)

Ginette Lavack (Liberal)

Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)

Andrew Lawton (Conservative)

Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)

Carlos Leitão (Liberal)

Branden Leslie (Conservative)

Michael Ma (Liberal)

Kent MacDonald (Liberal)

Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)

Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)

Chris Malette (Liberal)

Gaétan Malette (Conservative)

Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)

David McKenzie (Conservative)

Jill McKnight (Liberal)

Stephanie McLean (Liberal)

Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)

Costas Menegakis (Conservative)

Marjorie Michel (Liberal)

Shannon Miedema (Liberal)

Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)

Billy Morin (Conservative)

Glen Motz (Conservative)

David Myles (Liberal)

Juanita Nathan (Liberal)

Chi Nguyen (Liberal)

Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)

Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)

Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)

Tom Osborne (Liberal)

Nathalie Provost (Liberal)

Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)

Aslam Rana (Liberal)

Colin Reynolds (Conservative)

Gregor Robertson (Liberal)

Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)

Sherry Romanado (Liberal)

Ellis Ross (Conservative)

Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)

Zoe Royer (Liberal)

Gurbux Saini (Liberal)

Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)

Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)

Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)

Evan Solomon (Liberal)

Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)

William Stevenson (Conservative)

Matt Strauss (Conservative)

Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)

Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)

Tim Watchorn (Liberal)

John Zerucelli (Liberal)