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Below is a list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate during the session. Such votes occur when a decision is not unanimous and at least two senators rise to request that senators’ names be recorded. For information on the voting process in the Senate, please refer to Chapter 6 of Senate Procedure in Practice.

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Date Title Related Bill Result
2015-12-10 SELE no. 2 – Nomination of senators to serve on committees – Adoption of Committee Report – Amendment (Sen. McCoy)
Yeas: 17 | Nays: 35 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 53 		Defeated
2016-06-08 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Joyal, P.C.)
Yeas: 41 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 71 		C-14 Adopted
2016-06-09 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 37 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 73 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-09 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Eaton)
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 72 		C-14 Adopted
2016-06-09 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 17 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 70 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-09 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 46 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 74 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-10 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 20 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 71 		C-14 Adopted
2016-06-10 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 25 | Nays: 36 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 65 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Unger)
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 36 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 71 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Cowan) – Subamendment (Sen. Jaffer)
Yeas: 19 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 72 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Cowan)
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 72 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-14 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Lankin, P.C.)
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 42 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 74 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-15 Government Motion no. 29 – TRCM Authorized to Meet During Sitting of the Senate to study C-10
Yeas: 68 | Nays: 4 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 73 		C-10 Adopted
2016-06-15 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Third Reading, as amended
Yeas: 64 | Nays: 12 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 77 		C-14 Adopted
2016-06-17 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Government Motion no. 33 – Concurrence in Commons Amendments and Non-Insistence Upon Certain Senate Amendments – Amendment (Sen. Joyal, P.C.)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 42 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 73 		C-14 Defeated
2016-06-17 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying) – C-14 – Government Motion no. 33 – Concurrence in Commons Amendments and Non-Insistence Upon Certain Senate Amendments
Yeas: 44 | Nays: 28 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 72 		C-14 Adopted
2016-06-22 Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1. – C-15 – Third Reading
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 17 | Abstentions: 17 | Total: 68 		C-15 Adopted
2016-10-04 Non-Government Motion no. 117 – Permit Photographic Coverage during Today's Question Period – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 12 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 53 		Adopted
2016-10-20 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (detention in custody) – S-217 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Sinclair)
Yeas: 13 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 57 		S-217 Defeated
2016-11-17 An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) – S-3 – Second Reading
Yeas: 65 | Nays: 0 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 66 		S-3 Adopted
2016-11-22 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Second Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 82 		S-203 Defeated
2016-11-22 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Second Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 78 		S-203 Defeated
2016-11-30 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act – C-13 – Third Reading
Yeas: 84 | Nays: 0 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 85 		C-13 Adopted
2016-12-13 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act – C-2 – Third Reading
Yeas: 50 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 83 		C-2 Adopted
2016-12-13 Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2 – C-29 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Eaton)
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 83 		C-29 Defeated
2016-12-13 Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2 – C-29 – Third Reading
Yeas: 47 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 83 		C-29 Adopted
2016-12-15 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act and the Income Tax Act – C-26 – Third Reading
Yeas: 52 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 83 		C-26 Adopted
2017-02-07 MDRN no. 4 – Senate Modernization: Moving Forward (Order Paper) – Adoption of Committee Report – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 79 		Defeated
2017-02-07 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 78 		Defeated
2017-03-30 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. McCoy) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 67 		C-6 Defeated
2017-03-30 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 37 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 60 		Defeated
2017-03-30 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading – Amendment, as modified (Sen. McCoy) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 21 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 50 		C-6 Defeated
2017-04-04 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading – Amendment, as modified (Sen. McCoy) – Subamendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 83 		C-6 Defeated
2017-04-04 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading – Amendment, as modified (Sen. McCoy)
Yeas: 50 | Nays: 33 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 83 		C-6 Adopted
2017-04-06 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Griffin)
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 27 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 65 		C-6 Adopted
2017-04-06 Non-Government Motion no. 194 – Authorize TRCM to Study Issues Related to Federal Public Money on Loan to Bombardier Inc.— Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 24 | Nays: 18 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 42 		Adopted
2017-04-11 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act – C-4 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas)
Yeas: 43 | Nays: 34 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 77 		C-4 Adopted
2017-04-11 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment, as modified (Sen. Oh)
Yeas: 47 | Nays: 24 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 74 		C-6 Adopted
2017-04-13 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Frum)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-6 Defeated
2017-05-02 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Lang)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 76 		C-6 Defeated
2017-05-03 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Third Reading, as amended
Yeas: 45 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 74 		C-6 Adopted
2017-06-08 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code – C-16 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Plett) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 68 | Nays: 0 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 69 		C-16 Adopted
2017-06-08 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 18 | Nays: 41 | Abstentions: 9 | Total: 68 		C-210 Defeated
2017-06-13 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code – C-16 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Plett) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 81 		C-16 Defeated
2017-06-13 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code – C-16 – Third Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 76 | Nays: 3 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 82 		C-16 Adopted
2017-06-14 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act – C-4 – Government Motion no. 103 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments
Yeas: 43 | Nays: 41 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 85 		C-4 Adopted
2017-06-15 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code – C-16 – Third Reading
Yeas: 67 | Nays: 11 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 81 		C-16 Adopted
2017-06-15 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-6 – Government Motion no. 112 – Concurrence in Commons Amendments and Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendment
Yeas: 51 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 80 		C-6 Adopted
2017-06-15 Speaker's Ruling Appealed – Point of Order – Instruction to NFFN to Divide Bill C-44 (Non-Government Motion no. 225)
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 38 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 72 		C-44 Defeated
2017-06-19 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Enverga)
Yeas: 16 | Nays: 52 | Abstentions: 10 | Total: 78 		C-210 Defeated
2017-06-19 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Beyak) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 79 		C-210 Defeated
2017-06-19 Non-Government Motion no. 225 – Instruction to NFFN to divide C-44
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 38 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 77 		C-44 Defeated
2017-06-20 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Beyak) – Submamendment (Sen. Wells)
Yeas: 19 | Nays: 55 | Abstentions: 11 | Total: 85 		C-210 Defeated
2017-06-20 Budget Implementation Bill, 2017, No. 1 – C-44 – NFFN no. 18 – Adoption of Committee Report
Yeas: 46 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 79 		C-44 Adopted
2017-06-21 Government Motion no. 116 – Consideration of Commons message regarding C-44 now
Yeas: 2 | Nays: 79 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 86 		C-44 Defeated
2017-06-21 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Beyak) – Subamendment (Sen. MacDonald)
Yeas: 21 | Nays: 60 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 87 		C-210 Defeated
2017-06-22 Budget Implementation Bill, 2017, No. 1 – C-44 – Non-Government Motion no. 238 – Refer the Commons message and the Senate's response to NFFN
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 81 		C-44 Defeated
2017-06-22 Budget Implementation Bill, 2017, No. 1 – C-44 – Government Motion no. 117 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments
Yeas: 50 | Nays: 33 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 83 		C-44 Adopted
2017-09-19 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Beyak) – Subamendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 24 | Nays: 43 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 69 		C-210 Defeated
2017-09-26 Non-Government Motion no. 242 – Authorize NFFN to examine the Minister of Finance’s proposed changes to the Income Tax Act – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 40 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 82 		Defeated
2017-09-26 Non-Government Motion no. 242 – Authorize NFFN to examine the Minister of Finance’s proposed changes to the Income Tax Act – Amendment (Sen. Downe)
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 53 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 80 		Defeated
2017-10-25 An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender) – C-210 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Beyak) – Subamendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 25 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 73 		C-210 Defeated
2017-11-23 Government Motion no. 139 – Authorize certain committees to examine the subject matter of C-63
Yeas: 25 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 64 		C-63 Defeated
2017-12-04 Transportation Modernization Act – C-49 – Second Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 40 | Nays: 18 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 61 		C-49 Adopted
2017-12-07 Preclearance Act, 2016 – C-23 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Joyal, P.C.)
Yeas: 16 | Nays: 59 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 78 		C-23 Defeated
2017-12-13 Budget Implementation Bill, 2017, No. 2 – C-63 – Third Reading
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 34 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 84 		C-63 Adopted
2017-12-14 Government Motion no. 154 – That the Senate resolve into Committee of the Whole to consider subject matter of C-45 – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 37 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 78 		C-45 Defeated
2017-12-14 Government Motion no. 154 – That the Senate resolve into Committee of the Whole to consider subject matter of C-45
Yeas: 43 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 75 		C-45 Adopted
2017-12-14 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – POFO no. 7 – Report on bill with amendments – Adoption of Committee Report – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 25 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 64 		S-203 Defeated
2017-12-14 Non-Government Motion no. 92 – Urge the Government to take Steps to De-escalate Tensions and Restore Stability in the South China Sea – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 20 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 53 		Adopted
2017-12-14 Non-Government Motion no. 206 – Establish Special Committee on the Charitable Sector, as modified – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 21 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 53 		Adopted
2018-01-31 Non-Government Motion no. 290 – Previous Question – Non-Government Motion no. 271 – Disposition of Bill C-210, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender)
Yeas: 41 | Nays: 5 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 48 		C-210 Adopted
2018-02-06 Non-Government Motion no. 292 – That the Senate resolve into committee of the whole to consider subject matter of Bill C-45 – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 37 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 70 		C-45 Adopted
2018-02-28 An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act – C-25 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Massicotte)
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 37 | Abstentions: 9 | Total: 76 		C-25 Defeated
2018-03-01 Non-Government Motion no. 309 – Authorize SECD to hear witnesses regarding the PM's trip to India – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 25 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 63 		Adopted
2018-03-22 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Second Reading
Yeas: 44 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 73 		C-45 Adopted
2018-03-27 Non-Government Motion no. 309 – Authorize SECD to hear witnesses regarding the PM's trip to India – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 33 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 63 		Defeated
2018-03-27 Amendment no. 70 – Non-Government Motion no. 309 – Authorize SECD to hear witnesses regarding the PM's trip to India – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 61 		Defeated
2018-03-28 Amendment no. 70 - Non-Government Motion no. 309 – Authorize SECD to hear witnesses regarding the PM's trip to India
Yeas: 36 | Nays: 34 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 75 		Adopted
2018-03-29 Transportation Modernization Act – C-49 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. MacDonald)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 34 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 63 		C-49 Defeated
2018-03-29 Transportation Modernization Act – C-49 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Patterson)
Yeas: 21 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 55 		C-49 Defeated
2018-04-17 Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act – S-245 – Second Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 72 		S-245 Adopted
2018-04-18 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – POFO no. 7 – Report on bill with amendments – Adoption of Committee Report – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 41 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 76 		S-203 Defeated
2018-04-19 Non-Government Motion no. 92 – South China Sea – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 36 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 70 		Defeated
2018-04-24 Non-Government Motion no. 92 – South China Sea – Adoption
Yeas: 43 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 78 		Adopted
2018-05-01 Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act – S-219 – Third Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 34 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 83 		S-219 Adopted
2018-05-09 Transportation Modernization Act – C-49 – Government Motion no. 184 – Concurrence in Commons Amendments and Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments – Amendment (Sen. Tkachuk)
Yeas: 43 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 84 		C-49 Adopted
2018-05-09 Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act – S-219 – Third Reading
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 82 		S-219 Defeated
2018-05-10 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – S-5 – Non-Government Motion no. 333 – Refer Government Motion no. 185 and House of Commons Message to SOCI
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 43 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 72 		S-5 Defeated
2018-05-22 Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act – S-245 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Dyck) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 71 		S-245 Defeated
2018-05-22 Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act – S-245 – Third Reading
Yeas: 54 | Nays: 15 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 75 		S-245 Adopted
2018-05-22 Transportation Modernization Act – C-49 – Government Motion no. 189 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments
Yeas: 42 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 75 		C-49 Adopted
2018-05-31 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. White)
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 73 		C-45 Defeated
2018-05-31 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 74 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-01 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Seidman)
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 28 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 63 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-01 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Oh)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 58 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-04 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Housakos)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 50 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Carignan P.C.)
Yeas: 45 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 79 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 50 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 82 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Patterson) – Subamendment (Sen. White)
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 81 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Patterson)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 46 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 81 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. White)
Yeas: 39 | Nays: 36 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 80 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-05 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 42 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 7 | Total: 80 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-06 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 79 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-06 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Wells)
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 75 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-06 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Poirier)
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 78 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-06 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 77 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-07 Cannabis Act – C-45 – Third Reading
Yeas: 56 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 87 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-12 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-46 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Gold)
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 38 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 79 		C-46 Defeated
2018-06-12 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-46 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Jaffer)
Yeas: 47 | Nays: 26 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 78 		C-46 Adopted
2018-06-12 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas) – Subamendment (Sen. Plett) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 62 		S-203 Defeated
2018-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-46 – Third reading – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 81 		C-46 Defeated
2018-06-19 Cannabis Act — C-45 — Government Motion No. 200 — Concurrence in a Commons amendment and Non-Insistence Upon Certain Senate Amendments —Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 81 		C-45 Defeated
2018-06-19 Cannabis Act — C-45 — Government Motion No. 200 — Concurrence in a Commons amendment and Non-Insistence Upon Certain Senate Amendments
Yeas: 52 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 83 		C-45 Adopted
2018-06-19 Cruelty-free cosmetics Act – S-214 – Third Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 5 | Nays: 50 | Abstentions: 17 | Total: 72 		S-214 Defeated
2018-06-19 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate) – S-237 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Cools) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 10 | Nays: 53 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 67 		S-237 Defeated
2018-06-20 An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act – C-24 – Third Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 15 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 21 | Total: 85 		C-24 Defeated
2018-06-20 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas) – Subamendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 87 		S-203 Defeated
2018-10-17 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas) – Subamendment (Sen. Tkachuk)
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 74 		S-203 Defeated
2018-10-23 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act – S-203 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tannas)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 78 		S-203 Defeated
2018-11-07 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Second Reading
Yeas: 50 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-76 Adopted
2018-11-26 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act – C-89 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Sinclair)
Yeas: 18 | Nays: 57 | Abstentions: 7 | Total: 82 		C-89 Defeated
2018-11-26 Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act – C-89 – Third Reading
Yeas: 53 | Nays: 25 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 82 		C-89 Adopted
2018-11-27 Non-Government Motion No. 158 – Pontic Greeks Remembrance
Yeas: 21 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 16 | Total: 69 		Defeated
2018-12-10 Non-Government Motion no. 410 – French Language Service Cuts in Ontario – Amendment (Sen. Housakos)
Yeas: 20 | Nays: 54 | Abstentions: 11 | Total: 85 		Defeated
2018-12-10 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Frum)
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 85 		C-76 Defeated
2018-12-10 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 87 		C-76 Defeated
2018-12-10 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 80 		C-76 Defeated
2018-12-10 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Third Reading, as amended – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 36 | Nays: 48 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 86 		C-76 Defeated
2018-12-10 Elections Modernization Act – C-76 – Third Reading, as amended
Yeas: 54 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 88 		C-76 Adopted
2018-12-10 Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 – C-86 – Third Reading
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 80 		C-86 Adopted
2018-12-11 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act – C-51 – Government Motion No. 240 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 17 | Abstentions: 26 | Total: 92 		C-51 Adopted
2018-12-11 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Second Reading
Yeas: 58 | Nays: 32 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 92 		C-48 Adopted
2018-12-11 An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act – C-55 – Second Reading
Yeas: 57 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 89 		C-55 Adopted
2018-12-11 An Act respecting national security matters – C-59 – Second Reading
Yeas: 53 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 84 		C-59 Adopted
2018-12-11 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence – C-68 – Second Reading
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 31 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 82 		C-68 Adopted
2018-12-11 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Second Reading
Yeas: 50 | Nays: 33 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 83 		C-71 Adopted
2018-12-11 Girl Guides of Canada Act – S-1002 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Dalphond) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 36 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 9 | Total: 74 		S-1002 Adopted
2018-12-11 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 13 | Nays: 24 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 40 		Defeated
2018-12-12 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act, amend the Navigation Protection Act and make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Second Reading
Yeas: 56 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 86 		C-69 Adopted
2019-02-21 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 56 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 84 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-21 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 53 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 77 		Defeated
2019-02-26 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 63 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 93 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-26 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Refer motion and message to ENEV
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 65 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 95 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-26 Government Motion no. 247 – Question Period on February 26, 2019 – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 62 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 94 		Defeated
2019-02-26 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-26 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Refer motion and message to NFFN
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 48 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 74 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-26 An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act – C-57 – Government Motion No. 249 – Non-Insistence Upon Senate Amendments – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 72 		C-57 Defeated
2019-02-26 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 17 | Nays: 7 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 27 		Adopted
2019-03-21 An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 – C-95 – Second Reading
Yeas: 53 | Nays: 26 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-95 Adopted
2019-03-21 An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 – C-95 – Third Reading
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 25 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 74 		C-95 Adopted
2019-04-02 An Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts – C-85 – Second Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 67 | Nays: 3 | Abstentions: 8 | Total: 78 		C-85 Adopted
2019-04-03 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 28 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 70 		Adopted
2019-04-09 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – C-262 – Second Reading – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 18 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 69 		C-262 Defeated
2019-04-09 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 23 | Nays: 35 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 58 		Defeated
2019-05-02 An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-58 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 37 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 70 		C-58 Defeated
2019-05-02 Non-Government Motion no. 470 – Authorize Committee to Study Certain Matters Pertaining to the Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to Call Witnesses – Amendment (Sen. Ringuette) – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 24 | Nays: 5 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 30 		Adopted
2019-05-07 An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-58 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 40 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 8 | Total: 88 		C-58 Defeated
2019-05-07 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – SECD no. 21 – Report on bill with amendments and observations – Adoption of Committee Report
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 3 | Total: 86 		C-71 Defeated
2019-05-13 Adjournment of the Senate
Yeas: 37 | Nays: 30 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 68 		Adopted
2019-05-14 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. McIntyre)
Yeas: 37 | Nays: 50 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 88 		C-71 Defeated
2019-05-15 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Richards)
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 54 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 89 		C-71 Defeated
2019-05-16 An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act – C-55 – Referral of motion and message from the House of Commons to a committee
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 52 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 83 		C-55 Defeated
2019-05-16 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Dagenais)
Yeas: 25 | Nays: 50 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 76 		C-71 Defeated
2019-05-27 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tkachuk)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 56 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 84 		C-71 Defeated
2019-05-28 Child Health Protection Act – S-228 – Motion to Refer Concurrence Motion and Message from House of Commons to Committee – Adjournment of Debate
Yeas: 40 | Nays: 48 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 90 		S-228 Defeated
2019-05-28 Child Health Protection Act – S-228 – Motion to Refer Concurrence Motion and Message from House of Commons to Committee – Amendment (Sen. Housakos)
Yeas: 41 | Nays: 48 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 90 		S-228 Defeated
2019-05-28 An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms – C-71 – Third Reading
Yeas: 55 | Nays: 33 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 90 		C-71 Adopted
2019-05-29 Child Health Protection Act – S-228 – Motion to Refer Concurrence Motion and Message from House of Commons to Committee – Amendment (Sen. Carignan, P.C.)
Yeas: 41 | Nays: 45 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 86 		S-228 Defeated
2019-06-03 Child Health Protection Act – S-228 – Motion to Refer Concurrence Motion and Message from House of Commons to Committee – Amendment (Sen. Smith)
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 46 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 80 		S-228 Defeated
2019-06-04 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence – C-68 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Poirier)
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 57 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 88 		C-68 Defeated
2019-06-04 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. McCallum)
Yeas: 17 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 21 | Total: 82 		C-69 Defeated
2019-06-04 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Cordy)
Yeas: 20 | Nays: 41 | Abstentions: 13 | Total: 74 		C-69 Defeated
2019-06-06 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence – C-68 – Third Reading
Yeas: 86 | Nays: 3 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 91 		C-68 Adopted
2019-06-06 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 55 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 90 		C-69 Defeated
2019-06-06 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – TRCM no. 17 – Report on bill with a recommendation – Adoption of Report
Yeas: 38 | Nays: 53 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 92 		C-48 Defeated
2019-06-06 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Manning)
Yeas: 34 | Nays: 48 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 84 		C-69 Defeated
2019-06-06 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Plett)
Yeas: 35 | Nays: 44 | Abstentions: 5 | Total: 84 		C-69 Defeated
2019-06-11 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – C-262 – Place bill on the Orders of the Day for third reading at the next sitting
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 84 		C-262 Adopted
2019-06-11 An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis – C-93 – Second Reading
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 26 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 76 		C-93 Adopted
2019-06-12 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act – C-83 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Ngo)
Yeas: 27 | Nays: 52 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 79 		C-83 Defeated
2019-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-75 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Christmas)
Yeas: 32 | Nays: 40 | Abstentions: 4 | Total: 76 		C-75 Defeated
2019-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-75 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Batters)
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 51 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 78 		C-75 Defeated
2019-06-13 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-75 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 49 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 79 		C-75 Defeated
2019-06-13 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Sinclair)
Yeas: 51 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 80 		C-48 Adopted
2019-06-13 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Patterson)
Yeas: 33 | Nays: 39 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 74 		C-48 Defeated
2019-06-13 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Tkachuk)
Yeas: 26 | Nays: 47 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 73 		C-48 Defeated
2019-06-13 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Third Reading
Yeas: 45 | Nays: 29 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 74 		C-48 Adopted
2019-06-18 An Act respecting national security matters – C-59 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons – Amendment (Sen. Housakos)
Yeas: 29 | Nays: 59 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 89 		C-59 Defeated
2019-06-18 An Act respecting national security matters – C-59 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons
Yeas: 64 | Nays: 27 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 91 		C-59 Adopted
2019-06-18 An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts – C-77 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 31 | Nays: 55 | Abstentions: 0 | Total: 86 		C-77 Defeated
2019-06-18 An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts – C-77 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Dagenais)
Yeas: 28 | Nays: 55 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 84 		C-77 Defeated
2019-06-18 An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts – C-77 – Third Reading
Yeas: 55 | Nays: 27 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 84 		C-77 Adopted
2019-06-19 An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-58 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons – Amendment (Sen. Boisvenu)
Yeas: 30 | Nays: 55 | Abstentions: 2 | Total: 87 		C-58 Defeated
2019-06-20 Oil Tanker Moratorium Act – C-48 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons
Yeas: 49 | Nays: 46 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 96 		C-48 Adopted
2019-06-20 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act – C-83 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons
Yeas: 56 | Nays: 26 | Abstentions: 6 | Total: 88 		C-83 Adopted
2019-06-20 An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts – C-69 – Motion to not insist on Senate amendments in response to message from Commons
Yeas: 57 | Nays: 37 | Abstentions: 1 | Total: 95 		C-69 Adopted
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