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.
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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 C-295? – The Criminal Code and neglect of vulnerable adults
C-295 makes makes it so the owners and managers of LTCs can be punished for poor care of their residents, and prevents them from being responsible for vulnerable adults again.
What is C-278? – Prevention of Government-imposed Vaccination Mandates Act
C-278 makes it so the federal government can’t make mandates or regulations that would restrict people based on their vaccination status against COVID-19.
What is C-285? – Medical Freedom Act
C-285 is fairly simple, it makes changes to the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canada Labour Code, and the Employment Insurance Act to prevent discrimination based on medical history or conscientious belief.
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.
Commons Updates – Feb. 13 to 17
The big news from last week were votes on Motions involving the Notwithstanding Clause and Inflation measures!
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.
Commons Updates – Feb. 6 to Feb. 10
So last week we had some Business of Supply days. Business of Supply is the procedure where the House decides to allocate the funds needed for the various needs of the government. On these days Opposition Motions can be proposed, and they take priority over any government motions or business. The idea is that it gives the Opposition the ability to make a case against the government spending, though these Motions can be about pretty much anything they want.