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Vote #68510 Apr 2024

Bill C-347 would change the promise people make when they start a job in government.

Defeated113 Yeas
197 Nays
6 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill C-347. It wants to change the promise that Members of Parliament (MPs) make when they start their job. Right now, MPs promise to be loyal to the King of Canada. This proposed law would add words to that promise. MPs would also promise to respect the Constitution and laws of Canada. So, what's the big deal? Some people think it's important for MPs to clearly promise to follow Canada's rules. They believe it would show that MPs take their jobs seriously. Others might think the current promise is good enough. They might not want to change something that has been in place for a long time. If Bill C-347 passes, all MPs would have to make the new promise. This could change how people view their elected officials. It might make some people trust the government more. It could also lead to debates about what it truly means to be loyal to Canada.

Related Bill

C-347

New Oath to the Constitution

This proposed law wanted to change the promise people make when they become Members of Parliament. It aimed to add a promise to respect the Constitution. The proposed law did not pass.

Introduced Jun 21, 2023·Last discussed Apr 10, 2024
Independent
René Arseneault
Did not
become law
How Canada Voted
How the House Voted

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Speaker
Speaker's Left
Speaker's Right
Yea (67)
Nay (138)
Paired (4)
Did not vote (131)
Did Not Vote (131)
Liberal: 77Conservative: 52Bloc Québécois: 2
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)
John Barlow (Conservative)
Buckley Belanger (Liberal)
Jim Bélanger (Conservative)
Rachel Bendayan (Liberal)
David Bexte (Conservative)
Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)
Steven Bonk (Conservative)
Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)
Élisabeth Brière (Liberal)
Mark Carney (Liberal)
Bardish Chagger (Liberal)
Wade Chang (Liberal)
Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)
Sophie Chatel (Liberal)
Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)
Maggie Chi (Liberal)
Leslie Church (Liberal)
Braedon Clark (Liberal)
Sandra Cobena (Conservative)
Connie Cody (Conservative)
Paul Connors (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)
Terry Duguid (Liberal)
Philip Earle (Liberal)
Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)
Jessica Fancy (Liberal)
Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)
Greg Fergus (Liberal)
Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)
Vince Gasparro (Liberal)
Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)
Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)
Harb Gill (Conservative)
Sukhman Gill (Conservative)
Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)
Wade Grant (Liberal)
Will Greaves (Liberal)
Jason Groleau (Conservative)
Claude Guay (Liberal)
Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)
Steven Guilbeault (Liberal)
Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)
Aaron Gunn (Conservative)
Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)
Emma Harrison (Liberal)
Alana Hirtle (Liberal)
Vincent Ho (Conservative)
Randy Hoback (Conservative)
Tim Hodgson (Liberal)
Corey Hogan (Liberal)
Kurt Holman (Conservative)
Grant Jackson (Conservative)
Tamara Jansen (Conservative)
Natilien Joseph (Liberal)
Jeff Kibble (Conservative)
Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)
Ernie Klassen (Liberal)
Helena Konanz (Conservative)
Tamara Kronis (Conservative)
Ned Kuruc (Conservative)
Linda Lapointe (Liberal)
Ginette Lavack (Liberal)
Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)
Philip Lawrence (Conservative)
Andrew Lawton (Conservative)
Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)
Carlos Leitão (Liberal)
Branden Leslie (Conservative)
Michael Ma (Liberal)
Kent MacDonald (Liberal)
Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)
Chris Malette (Liberal)
Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
Jacob Mantle (Conservative)
Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)
David McKenzie (Conservative)
Jill McKnight (Liberal)
Stephanie McLean (Liberal)
Eric Melillo (Conservative)
Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)
Costas Menegakis (Conservative)
Marjorie Michel (Liberal)
Shannon Miedema (Liberal)
Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)
Billy Morin (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)
Ellis Ross (Conservative)
Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)
Zoe Royer (Liberal)
Gurbux Saini (Liberal)
Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)
Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)
Andrew Scheer (Conservative)
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)