What is C-408? – Referendums on electoral reform
C-408 allows the government to call a referendum on electoral reform. It also allows referendums to happen at the same time as general elections.
C-408 allows the government to call a referendum on electoral reform. It also allows referendums to happen at the same time as general elections.
C-409 changes how work hours are calculated for flight attendants.
C-410 changes how campgrounds are taxed, resulting in less taxes on them.
C-411 creates a new criminal offence for arson that results in a wildfire or the destruction of a place of worship.
C-224 would develop a framework to raise awareness about cancers linked to firefighting, and improve access for firefighters to prevention and treatment. It would also declare January “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month”.
Lots of Bill updates as the House finishes up for the summer break!
C-282 limits the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ ability to change tariffs applied to eggs, poultry, and dairy products.
C-275 would make it illegal to unlawfully enter a place where animals are kept if doing so could result in the animals being exposed to diseases or toxic substances.
We’ve got an Opposition Motion on climate change as well as several Bill updates!
S-209 would make March 11, the day that the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, as Pandemic Observance Day.
C-321 would make it so assaulting a healthcare worker or first responder results in stricter sentencing.
Opposition Motions Our first Opposition Motion this week is from Luc Berthold (Conservative, Quebec, Mégantic—L’Érable): Lots to unpack here. First, the price the first carbon tax adds to the price of gas will (after sales tax) be around 41 cents in 2030. It’s currently only 14 cents/litre. Also worth noting once again that this tax only applies in provinces/territories that don’t have their own system in place, so right now only Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Yukon, and Nunavut are affected. Second, “carbon tax two” only applies to companies that fail to meet targets for reducing emissions. So it’ll only...
C-322 would establish a national framework for a school food program.
C-284 would have the Minister of Health, in consultation with provincial governments and other relevant stakeholders, create a national strategy for preventing and treating eye diseases in Canada.