Bill S-1002 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
An Act to authorize the Industrial Alliance Pacific General Insurance Corporation to apply to be continued as a body corporate under the laws of Quebec
Senate bill. Became law.
- IntroducedNov. 22, 2011
- Debated in principleNov. 28, 2011
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberNov. 30, 2011
- Passed the second chamberDec. 7, 2011
- Became lawDec. 7, 2011
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Michael A. MeighenSenate · Sponsor in the Senate
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
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
70% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (557 words introduced, 542 passed).
minor changeintent kept
The bill passed with only formatting updates and official enactment details added. Core authorization and preamble remained unchanged from introduction to royal assent.
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The bill names one specific company and grants it a single, narrow permission to continue under Quebec law despite one exact federal subsection. It states the precise legal effect on the day continuation occurs.
Clear-cut
“Despite subsection 39(5) of the Insurance Companies Act, the Company may apply to be continued as a body corporate under the laws of the Province of Quebec as if it had been incorporated under those laws.”
It overrides one numbered subsection for one named entity using an objective test of continuation.“On the day on which it is continued as a body corporate under the laws of the Province of Quebec, the Company ceases to be governed by the Insurance Companies Act.”
It ties the legal consequence to a single, verifiable event without subjective standards.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; the permission is granted directly by statute to the named company.
Challenging the law itself. The enactment is a narrow private act for one corporation and engages no Charter rights such as section 7 liberty or section 15 equality.
Disputing a charge under it. The bill imposes no duties or prohibitions on any person, so no accused can exist to dispute a breach.
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.
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