C-230 – More transparency on money owed to the feds
C-230 creates a registry of debt owed to the government and any actions taken on it.
Bills
C-229 – A new framework for ADHD
C-229 creates a national framework for helping people with ADHD.
C-227 – A strategy to make housing more affordable for young Canadians
C-227 creates a national strategy to help young Canadians afford housing.
C-226 – A framework for better transparency in food prices
C-226 creates a framework for unit pricing of groceries and transparency for price increases.
What is S-251? – Truth and Reconciliation call to action #6
S-251 amends the Criminal Code to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 6th Call to Action.
What is C-315 – Canada Pension Plan investments
C-315 – An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments) makes a few changes to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act to add some new conditions to how the CPP invests its funds. The CPP will no longer be allowed to invest its money in anything that it has reason to believe has:
What is C-259? – Aeronautics collision avoidance systems
C-259 – An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act (collision avoidance system) is a short and simple Bill. It amends the Aeronautics Act to require that any gliders that have an enclosed cockpit and weigh more than 200kg, as well as anything used to tow these gliders, need to have a GPS-based collision avoidance system.
What is C-226? – National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act
C-226 – National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Act – would require the Minister of the Environment to establish a strategy to address environmental racism.
What is C-39? – Mental Illness and MAID
C-39 is a nice and simple Bill. Currently mental illness doesn’t count when applying for medical assistance in dying, but that’s set to change next month. C-39 would extend this exemption until March of 2024. Fast-Pass Motion On Feb. 13, 2023 a Motion was proposed to skip C-39 straight through every step in the House of Commons and send it to the Senate. The Motion passed with unanimous consent. Royal Assent On March 9, 2023 C-39 was passed by the Senate and granted Royal Assent.
What is C-234? – An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
C-234 – An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act – would change the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to expand what farming machinery is exempt from the Carbon Tax to include heating and cooling, as well as extend the exemption for farming fuel to natural gas and propane.
What is C-293? – Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act
C-293 – Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act – sets up a committee to review Canada’s response to COVID-19 and report back on what we should do to better prepare for future pandemics. The Minister of Health would also be required to put together a pandemic prevention and preparedness plan based on this information.
What is C-35? – Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act
C-35 – Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act – is basically a framework Bill related to early learning and child care initiatives. It exists to establish the goals of the federal government in supporting those initiatives, and what it should work towards with provincial governments and Indigenous groups.
S-228 – Property qualifications of Senators
S-228 is a pretty simple Bill, all it does is change the requirements of being a Senator. At the moment in order to be a Senator you need to own property in the province you’re representing worth at least $4,000 and have a net worth of at least $4,000. S-228 removes this requirement everywhere except Quebec. Now the interesting thing here is that Quebec has special rules in place that prevent this change from applying to them unless they decide to adopt it. Quebec’s current rules are also a little bit more restrictive, in addition to the rules listed above...
What is C-228? – The Pension Protection Act
C-228 – Pension Protection Act – is a straightforward one. It makes changes to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to ensure that any company that goes bankrupt meets any obligations they have when it comes to pension plans and group insurance plans. C-228 also makes a small change to the Pension Benefits Standards Act. At the moment every year a report is sent to the House on how well the Pension Benefits Standards Act is working. C-228 would add the success of pension plans meeting their funding requirements to this report, as well as any...