S-211 Dealing with the endless sports gambling ads
S-211 creates a framework to control sports gambling ads in the country.
Senate Bills
S-276 – Ukrainian Heritage Month
S-276 declares September to be Ukrainian Heritage Month.
S-258 – Better Reporting On Tax Evasion And The Tax Gap
S-258 has the CRA publish a list of all instances of tax evasion, as well as report on the tax gap.
What is S-224? – Human trafficking definitions
S-224 clarifies what counts as “exploitation” when deciding if someone’s engaged in human trafficking.
What is S-245? – Regaining Canadian citizenship
S-245 allows people born abroad who have lost their citizenship get it back.
What is S-210? – Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act
S-210 creates specific requirements for age verification to access sexually explicit material online.
What is S-269? – The National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act
S-269 sets up a framework to regulate advertising for sports betting and sets standards to prevent risk to people that are addicted to gambling.
What is S-270? – The Horse Protection Act
S-270 makes it illegal to export live horses and other equines for slaughter.
What is S-271? – The RCMP and First Nation Laws
S-271 would make it a responsibility of the RCMP to enforce laws and bylaws created by First Nations, as well as acting on warrants issued by them.
What is S-272 – Public prosecutions and First Nations laws
S-272 would make it so the Director of Public Prosecutions must handle prosecutions of summary conviction offences of laws and bylaws created by First Nations.
What is S-209? – Pandemic Day Act
S-209 would make March 11, the day that the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, as Pandemic Observance Day.
What is S-246? – Lebanese Heritage Month Act
S-246 would make November Lebanese Heritage Month.
What is S-216? – Effective and Accountable Charities Act
S-216 will give charities more options with who they’re allowed to give resources to for use in charitable activities.
What is S-222? – The Department of Public Works and the use of wood
S-222 would allow the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to allow the use of wood when dealing with repairs or construction of public properties.