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.
Federal
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-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.
Commons Update – April 24 to 28
Last week the Senate sent back its final response on C-11, and some progress was made on a few other Bills!
What is C-329? – The National Framework on ADHD Act
C-329 would establish a national framework for assisting people with ADHD.
What is C-327? – Strengthening Air Passenger Act
C-327 changes the Canada Transportation Act to put measures in place that aim to reduce the frequency that airlines cancel or reschedule flights.
Commons Update – April 17 to 21
Last week we had a few Motions regarding the budget!
What is C-291? – The Criminal Code (Child sexual abuse and exploitation material)
C-291 replaces all instances of “child pornography” in the Criminal Code (and elsewhere) with “child sexual abuse and exploitation material”.
What is C-294? – The Copyright Act (interoperability)
C-294 makes some changes to the Copyright Act to allow software to be modified to work with devices other than the ones it was intended for.
What is C-288? – Telecommunications Act (Transparent and accurate broadband services information)
C-288 would require broadband carriers to make the quality of their service during peak periods easily accessible by the public.
C-11, The Senate, and the House
We finally track down the original wording for the Senate’s amendments to C-11, and cover what the House disagreed with and why!
What is S-214? – The International Mother Language Day Act
S-214 would declare February 21 International Mother Language Day.