Senate.

• Date: 22 March 2018
• Author: Lalonde, Chantal

Legislation

Several bills received Royal Assent this quarter, including Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur general). The Commons had returned the bill in June with three amendments for the Senate to consider. In November, the Senate adopted a motion in response to the Commons message, agreeing with two of the amendments and proposing an alternative to the third. This proposal was later agreed to by the House of Commons.

Other bills that received Royal Assent with Bill S-3 during a traditional ceremony on December 12 were bills C-305, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief); S-211, An Act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day; C-60, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017; C-23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United States; C-277, An Act providing for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada; C-67, Appropriations Act No. 4, 2017-18 (supply bill); S-236, An Act to recognize Charlottetown as the birthplace of Confederation; and C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act.

On December 14, bills C-61, An Act to give effect to the Anishinabek Nation Education Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts; C-63, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the...