Bill C-370 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada)
Private member’s bill. Became law.
- IntroducedNov. 30, 2011
- Debated in principleSept. 19, 2012
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberNov. 28, 2012
- Passed the second chamberMarch 4, 2013
- Became lawMarch 26, 2013
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Bob RuncimanSenate · Sponsor in the Senate
- Mr. Gordon Brown8 interventions in debateSponsor moved the bill for third reading and passage while thanking members for their support.
- Ted Hsu3 interventions in debatePraised the sponsor as a friend of the park and highlighted positive memories and biodiversity reasons to value the park under its new name.
- Rathika Sitsabaiesan3 interventions in debateDescribed the park positively and referred to it as soon to be known by the new name without objection.
- David P. SmithSenate · SenatorThe name change reflects common usage, eliminates confusion, has low cost, and enjoys broad community support.
- Kirsty DuncanCommended the member for the initiative after noting broad community consensus that the name change will be good for the region and economy.
- Phil McColemanRose to support his colleague and the private member's bill.
- Royal GalipeauHe states it is a pleasure to speak in support of the private member's bill.
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
Where members stand
That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. · 2012-09-19 · Passed
How it changed on the way
84% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (200 words introduced, 154 passed).
substantial changeintent kept
The bill's core provision renaming the park was left unchanged. Only formal headings, session references, and procedural dates were updated between introduction and assent.
- Replaced first-reading details with royal assent and chapter information.
Before: “FIRST READING, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 MR. BROWN (Leeds—Grenville)”
After: “ASSENTED TO 27th MARCH, 2013 BILL C-370”
- Added Statutes of Canada chapter reference.
After: “STATUTES OF CANADA 2013 CHAPTER 2”
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The bill performs a single, exact textual replacement of a park name in an existing schedule. No standards, discretion or new obligations are introduced.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; the change is effected directly by statute.
Challenging the law itself. The enactment merely alters a schedule entry and engages no Charter rights or vagueness doctrines.
Disputing a charge under it. The provision creates no offence or prohibition that could be disputed.
Read by a language model from the royal assent text; every quoted phrase appears in the bill. A reading of the drafting, not legal advice.
Did it work?
The evidence has not been searched yet.
Who lobbied on it
No lobbying registration naming this bill is loaded.
Stages and dates from LEGISinfo.