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-202? – The Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate)
S-202 would create the position of Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate, someone who would help promote the Arts in Canada.
What is S-214? – The International Mother Language Day Act
S-214 would declare February 21 International Mother Language Day.
What is S-203? – Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder Act
S-203 – The Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder Act – sets up a federal framework to help support autistic Canadians and their families.
What is S-252? – The Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act
S-252 – Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act – would declare the second week of May as Jury Duty Appreciation Week, recognizing the importance of jury duty and hoping to increase awareness of how the justice system works.
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.
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 S-223? – Human Organ Trafficking
Bill S-223 – An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs) – is set to fight “transplant tourism”. It adds a definition for organ trafficking to the Criminal Code, makes it possible to charge citizens involved in organ trafficking outside of the country, and allows us to block entry to non-citizens that are involved.
What is S-219? – National Ribbon Skirt Day Act
Bill S-219 – National Ribbon Skirt Day Act – makes January 4th National Ribbon Skirt Day.