The anti-spam bill “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act” (FISA) has been put back on the table in House of Commons for discussion (likely this afternoon!). Only a few more steps to go until we get there.
What’s happened so far (The long road):
- May 2004 – IC establishes Task Force on Spam
- May 2005 – Task Force presents final report to IC
- April 24, 2009 – Bill C-27, the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (FISA) introduced in the HoC
- November 30, 2009: passed House with unanimous support; amended as a result of consultation and committee meetings
- December 15, 2009: passed 2nd reading in Senate
- December 30, 2009: Parliament prorogued
- May 25, 2010 – reintroduced as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act
- June 17, 2010 – HoC rises for summer, still awaiting 2nd reading
Next steps:
- Second reading – debate and vote – referred to Committee
- HoC Committee – debate, edits and vote
- Third reading, debate and vote in the House – referred to Senate
- Senate reading – #1 and 2 – debate, vote – referred to Committee
- Senate Committee – debate, edits and vote
- Third reading, debate and vote in the Senate – referred to Prime Minister for Signing
Stay tuned as we track the progress of FISA through the parliamentary process.
