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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC)

45th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 36

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 10:03 a.m. to 11:08 a.m.

Room 035-B, West Block

Webcast

Presiding

Chris Bittle, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Claude DeBellefeuille for Christine Normandin (Bloc Québécois)

• Bruce Fanjoy for Matt Jeneroux (Liberal)

• Dalwinder Gill for Blaine Calkins (Conservative)

• Sherry Romanado for Élisabeth Brière (Liberal)

In attendance

House of Commons

• Alexie Labelle, Legislative Clerk

• Nellie Winters, Legislative Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Andre Barnes, Analyst

• Laurence Brosseau, Analyst

Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to enact An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, 2026

Witnesses

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

• Karolyn Savard, General Counsel and Senior Director, Legal Services

• Trevor Knight, General Counsel, Legal Services

Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections

• Chantal Richard, Executive Director and Senior General Counsel, Legal Services

• Jean-Michel Kalubiaka, Senior Counsel and Director, Legal Services

Privy Council Office

• Rachel Pereira, Director, Democratic Institutions

Pursuant to the order of reference of Friday, April 24, 2026, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to enact An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, 2026.

Rachel Pereira answered questions.

The committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 36 of the Bill.

Clause 36 carried.

Clause 37 carried.

Clause 38 carried.

On Clause 39,

Anita Vandenbeld moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 39, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 21 with the following:

“same electoral district in respect of the same election;”

The question was put on the amendment of Anita Vandenbeld and it was agreed to.

Clause 39, as amended, carried.

Clause 40 carried.

Clause 41 carried.

Clause 42 carried.

On Clause 43,

Élisabeth Brière moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 43, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 25 on page 22 with the following:

“of $3,250 — as set out in their electoral campaign re-”

The question was put on the amendment of Élisabeth Brière and it was agreed to.

Clause 43, as amended, carried.

Clause 44 carried.

Clause 45 carried.

Clause 46 carried.

Clause 47 carried.

On Clause 48,

Michael Cooper moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 48, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 14 on page 24 with the following:

“tion (1) if they establish that the image, imitation, audio recording or rep‐”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Michael Cooper and it was agreed to.

Clause 48, as amended, carried.

Clause 49 carried.

Clause 50 carried.

On Clause 51,

Michael Cooper moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 51, be amended by deleting lines 3 and 4 on page 26.

At 10:10 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 10:11 a.m., the meeting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Michael Cooper and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Michael Cooper, Dalwinder Gill, Grant Jackson, Tako Van Popta — 4;

NAYS: Élisabeth Brière, Claude DeBellefeuille, Jessica Fancy, Bruce Fanjoy, Arielle Kayabaga, Tim Louis, Anita Vandenbeld — 7.

Clause 51 carried.

Clause 52 carried.

Clause 53 carried.

Clause 54 carried.

Clause 55 carried.

Clause 56 carried.

Clause 57 carried.

Clause 58 carried.

Clause 59 carried.

On Clause 60,

Arielle Kayabaga moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 60, be amended by replacing lines 3 and 4 on page 29 with the following:

“(h.1) being the chief agent of a registered party, the financial agent of a registered association, the official agent of a candidate, or the financial agent of a nomination contestant or leadership con-”

The question was put on the amendment of Arielle Kayabaga and it was agreed to.

Clause 60, as amended, carried.

On Clause 61,

Pursuant to the order adopted by the committee on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the following amendment, submitted by Don Davies for the consideration of the committee, was deemed moved: That Bill C-25, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing line 24 on page 29 with the following:

“61 Paragraphs 497.‍01(e) to (j) of the Act are re-”

At 10:25 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 10:27 a.m., the meeting resumed.

The question was put on the amendment of Don Davies and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Michael Cooper, Dalwinder Gill, Grant Jackson, Tako Van Popta — 4;

NAYS: Élisabeth Brière, Claude DeBellefeuille, Jessica Fancy, Bruce Fanjoy, Arielle Kayabaga, Tim Louis, Anita Vandenbeld — 7.

Clause 61 carried.

Clause 62 carried.

On Clause 63,

Jessica Fancy moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 63, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 30 with the following:

“(h.001) being a nomination contestant, a leadership contestant or the financial agent of a nomination contestant or leadership”

The question was put on the amendment of Jessica Fancy and it was agreed to.

Clause 63, as amended, carried.

Clause 64 carried.

Clause 65 carried.

Clause 66 carried.

Clause 67 carried.

Clause 68 carried.

Clause 69 carried.

By unanimous consent, Clauses 70 to 83 inclusive carried severally.

On new Clause 83.1,

Jessica Fancy moved, — That Bill C-25 be amended by adding after line 28 on page 39 the following:

“83.1 Subsection 541(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

541 (1) All documents referred to in section 359, 432, 437, 475.4, 476.75, 477.59 or 478.8, all other reports or statements, other than election documents received from election officers and reports provided under subsections 384.3(1), (6) and (8), all instructions issued by the Chief Electoral Officer under this Act and all decisions by the Chief Electoral Officer on points arising under this Act are public records and may be inspected by any person on request during business hours.”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Jessica Fancy and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Élisabeth Brière, Michael Cooper, Jessica Fancy, Bruce Fanjoy, Dalwinder Gill, Grant Jackson, Arielle Kayabaga, Tim Louis, Tako Van Popta, Anita Vandenbeld — 10;

NAYS: Claude DeBellefeuille — 1.

Clause 84 carried.

Clause 85 carried.

Clause 86 carried.

On Clause 87,

Élisabeth Brière moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 87, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 41 with the following:

“55, 59 and 61 to 83.1 of this Act apply in an election”

The question was put on the amendment of Élisabeth Brière and it was agreed to.

Clause 87, as amended, carried.

On Clause 88,

Michael Cooper moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 88, be amended by deleting lines 13 to 16 on page 43.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Michael Cooper and it was agreed to.

Arielle Kayabaga moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 88, be amended by deleting lines 21 to 24 on page 43.

The question was put on the amendment of Arielle Kayabaga and it was agreed to.

Sherry Romanado moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 88, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 44 with the following:

““Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne—Greenfield Park” in the heading of para‐”

The question was put on the amendment of Sherry Romanado and it was agreed to.

Michael Cooper moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 88, be amended by replacing line 7 on page 45 with the following:

“mond—Arthabaska—des-Sources” in the heading of”

The question was put on the amendment of Michael Cooper and it was agreed to.

Clause 88, as amended, carried.

On new Clause 88.1,

Michael Cooper moved, — That Bill C-25 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 45 the following new clause:

“Related Amendment

2000, c. 9

Canada Elections Act

88.1 Schedule 3 of the Canada Elections Act is amended by replacing the name “Cariboo—Prince George” with “Cariboo—Prince George—Omineca” under the heading “Province of British Columbia”.”

Anita Vandenbeld moved, — That Bill C-25 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 45 the following:

“2000, c. 9

Related Amendments to the Canada Elections Act

88.1 Schedule 3 to the Canada Elections Act is amended by replacing “Cariboo — Prince George” with “Cariboo — Prince George — Omineca”.”

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Anita Vandenbeld and it was agreed to.

On new Clause 88.2,

Tim Louis moved, — That Bill C-25 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 45 the following:

“88.2 Schedule 3 to the Act is amended by replacing “Central Newfoundland” with “Coast of Bays — Central — Notre Dame”.”

The question was put on the amendment of Tim Louis and it was agreed to.

At 10:59 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 11:05 a.m., the meeting resumed.

On Clause 89,

Élisabeth Brière moved, — That Bill C-25, in Clause 89, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 45 with the following:

“89 Sections 88 to 88.2 come into force on the 90th day af-”

The question was put on the amendment of Élisabeth Brière and it was agreed to.

Clause 89, as amended, carried.

Clause 1, Short Title, carried.

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, was adopted.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-25, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House of Commons at report stage.

At 11:08 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Christine Holke

Clerk of the committee