| Naval Aid Bill | |
|---|---|
 Parliament of Canada buildings in 1913 | |
| Parliament of Canada | |
| |
| Citation | Bill 21, 12th Parliament, 2nd Session |
| Passed by | House of Commons of Canada |
| Passed | May 15, 1913 |
| Considered by | Senate of Canada |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: House of Commons of Canada | |
| Introduced by | Sir Robert Borden |
| First reading | December 5, 1912 |
| Second reading | February 18 to 28, 1913 |
| Committee of the whole | February 28 to May 10, 1913 |
| Third reading | May 15, 1913 |
| Second chamber: Senate of Canada | |
| Member(s) in charge | James Alexander Lougheed |
| First reading | May 20, 1913 |
| Second reading | Defeated May 29, 1913 |
| Related legislation | |
| Naval Service Act | |
| Summary | |
| Bill to provide three battleships or cruisers to the British Royal Navy | |
| Status: Not passed | |
The Naval Aid Bill was a bill introduced in the House of Commons of Canada, by Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden on December 5, 1912. The bill proposed that the Canadian government spend $35,000,000 to build battleships or armoured cruisers, which Canada would make available to the British Royal Navy if needed for defence of the British Empire. Although the bill passed the Canadian House of Commons, where Borden had a majority government, it was defeated in the Senate, which had a Liberal majority.