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S-216 — An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada
Clarion tracks S-216 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- In committee — Senate
- Sponsor
- Jim Quinn
- Introduced
- 2025-05-28
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Senate Public Bill S-216, the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System Act, would declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada, which would bring them under federal jurisdiction. The bill was introduced in the Senate and passed second reading, and is currently under study in a Senate committee.
Passage outlook
Contested because it's a Senate public bill (which rarely passes), it's at committee.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 10–25% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 19%). It has gone quiet at this stage; the adjustment for that delay still leaves the historical rate inside the range.
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Stage timeline
Second reading
2026-02-10Senate
First reading
2025-05-28Senate
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