Making sense of the House of Commons
Hello and welcome to Commons Sense!
In the interest of making it easier to track what our elected officials are up to, I’m going to be doing daily summaries of what’s happening in the House of Commons. I’ll be going through the Bills and Motions that were discussed each day and trying to break them down to something easier to understand for the rest of us.
The hope is to cut away all the controversies and distractions that have been plaguing politics and bring the attention back to the work that’s actually being done so it’s easier to hold your elected officials accountable.
Disclaimers
I am not a lawyer, I am not trained in legalese. I’ll do my best to boil down what’s happening but some Bills can get extremely technical and it’s possible for me to get something wrong. If I do feel free to correct me.
For the sake of transparency, I am a left-leaning voter and generally support left-wing policies. I will attempt to keep any personal bias out of my breakdowns, and will make it clear when I’m stating my opinions. If anything I’ve said in my summaries show bias feel free to let me know so I can avoid repeating it.
Latest Posts
- What is C-410? – Reducing taxes on campgroundsC-410 changes how campgrounds are taxed, resulting in less taxes on them.
- What is C-411? – Arson, wildfires, and places of worshipC-411 creates a new criminal offence for arson that results in a wildfire or the destruction of a place of worship.
- What is C-404? – National Conversion Therapy Awareness Day ActC-404 makes January 7th National Conversion Therapy Awareness Day.
- What is C-393? – Recycling electronics with toxic substancesC-393 blocks manufacturing and importing electronics that contain a toxic substance unless a recycling program is in place for them.
- What is C-392? – Reasonable time for trialC-392 changes the Criminal Code to limit how much time is allowed between charging someone with a crime and completing their trial.