Bill C-6 Filibuster by Federal NDP (Updated)

True to their word, the Federal NDP have started their filibuster on Bill C-6 which will effectively order all Canada Post workers' back to work with lower wages than offered by Canada Post for a new collective agreement and binding arbitation.  Don Davies (NDP MP for Vancouver-Kingsway), as at 10:48 BC Time or 1:48am Ottawa time - Friday morning was speaking to Bill C-6.  Jack Layton (Federal NDP Leader) started the 2nd Reading debate off, for the opposition, after Lisa Raitt (Minister of Labour) explained to the House why Bill C-6 was necessary.  (Note - Leader of the Opposition/Prime Minister gets unlimited speaking time but 20 mins for all other members)

If the NDP puts all of its 102 members at 20 mins each to speak at 2nd Reading Stage for Bill C-6 and with debate starting at 8:00pm Thursday (5:00pm BC time), it could be until 10:00pm Friday (7:00pm BC time) before the Bill could go to Committee of the Whole for consideration and then after that stage, 3rd Reading is a formality

UPDATE at 12:37 Friday, BC Time or 3:37pm Ottawa time: NDP have now proposed a hoist motion (Bill C-6 be not read a 2nd time but in six months) so the debate will be on the hoist motion until all opposition members (103 NDP, 34 Liberals, 4 Bloc and 1 Green) have exhausted their speaking rights which could easily occur well late this evening or even early Saturday.  If the hoist motion fails - then debate resumes on 2nd Reading which puts a vote on 2nd Reading and referral to Committee of the Whole sometime Saturday am with Bill C-6 being sent to the Senate sometime late Saturday or even Sunday, depending on how many amendments are proposed by the Opposition NDP, Liberals, Bloc and Greens

UPDATE #2 at 1:30pm Saturday afternoon (BC Time) or 4:30pm Saturday afternoon (Ottawa time) - House of Commons to vote on a motion, in 18 minutes, of "That this question be now put".  Should it carry, then the Speaker will put the question on 2nd Reading of Bill C-6 and should that carry, then it shall be referred to a Committee of the Whole House for consideration where amendments to clauses of Bill C-6 can be proposed and voted on with 20 minutes per member to speak to clauses or amendment(s) to clauses with a total of 22 Clauses to be debated - stay tuned as Commitee debate could get real interesting after 40 hours of debate, just to get to the 2nd Reading Vote

UPDATE #3 at 4:12pm Saturday evening (BC Time) or 7:12pm Saturday evening (Ottawa time) - House of Commons gave 2nd Reading to Bill C-6 and currently is before Committee of the Whole and 21 of the 22 Clauses have been approved and all amendments proposed have been rejected.  At present - NDP House Leader (and MP for Outremont) Thomas Mulcair is speaking on Clause 22 with now David McGuinty (Liberal MP for Ottawa South) speaking on Clause 22

UPDATE #4 at 4:22pm Saturday evening (BC Time) or 7:22pm Saturday evening (Ottawa time) - Committee of the Whole rises to report the Bill C-6 complete without amendments and the House is now voting on a motion of "That Bill C-6 be concurred in (adopted) at report stage" with the vote result being 158 yeas and 133 nays. 

UPDATE #5 at 4:31pm Saturday evening (BC Time) or 7:31pm Saturday evening (Ottawa time)

House of Commons begins 3rd Reading Debate on Bill C-6

UPDATE #6 at 5:10pm Saturday evening (BC Time) or 8:10pm Saturday evening (Ottawa time)

House of Commons adopts C-6 on a vote of 158 yeas and 112 nays.  Bill C-6 is now off to the Senate for approval, starting Monday.  House of Commons is now on its' summer break until Monday, September 19th