Legislation · Canada (Federal) · Federal
C-1 — An Act respecting the administration of oaths of office
Clarion tracks C-1 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Pro forma bill
- Sponsor
- Mark Carney
- Introduced
- 2025-05-27
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-1 is a House Government Bill introduced in the 45th Parliament, 1st Session, concerning the administration of oaths of office. It serves as a pro forma bill, a traditional procedural measure used at the opening of a new Parliament to assert the House of Commons' independence from the Crown. As of May 27, 2025, the bill has received first reading only and is not intended to advance further through the legislative process.
Passage outlook
Likely to pass because it's a government bill, the government holds a majority.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 25–30% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 77%). It has gone quiet at this stage, so the adjusted range sits entirely below the historical rate.
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