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.
C-252 – Child Health Protection Act
C-252 would prohibit marketing food and beverages “that contribute to excess sugar, saturated fats, or sodium in children’s diets” in a way that targets anyone under the age of 13.
Bill C-238 – An Act respecting the French language
This Bill amends the Canada Labour Code, Official Languages Act, Canada Business Corporations Act, and Citizenship Act to better line up with Quebec’s Charter of the French Language.
Bill C-210 – Right to Vote at 16 Act
Short and sweet, Bill C-210 would set the voting age to 16.
Bill S-4 – An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)
This is a very long Bill with a fairly simple premise: Update the criminal justice system to line up with what we learned from the COVID pandemic, mostly in terms of allowing for more remote options in the process and lessening the requirements for people to be physically present. These changes should also help reduce the delays in the system.
Bill C-298 – An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (economic substance)
C-298 makes a small change to the Income Tax Act that should close a loophole involving companies using tax havens to avoid paying taxes.
House of Commons – September 22, 2022
Quick and short summary today. Debate continued on Bill C-30 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief) and Bill C-31 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2 (Targeted Support for Households) As a quick reminder, C-30 would increase the GST/HST rebates people get for the 2022-2023 tax year. C-31 would create a temporary benefit to cover dental expenses for children in low-income families, and provide a one-time benefit to low-income individuals to help with rent.
House of Commons – September 21, 2022
Hello everyone! We saw some action on Bill C-29 as well as S-206. C-29 – National Council for Reconciliation Act has started the second reading process. This Bill would create a non-political group to monitor progress on reconciliation with the Indigenous population, and look into suggestions on how to move the process along. S-206 – An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors) completed its third reading debates, and will go up for its final vote on September 28th. This Bill would make an exception to the Criminal Code regarding sharing information about jury proceedings when...
Bill S-206 – An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)
Bill S-206 would allow jurors to share information regarding the proceedings of the jury while not in the courtroom (ie deliberations) with a professional providing medical or psychiatric treatment as long as the treatment is needed for health issues that were caused by the jury duty.
Bill C-29 – National Council for Reconciliation Act
C-29 would create the Council for Reconciliation. This council is an independent, non-political organization which will have at least two-thirds of its members from Indigenous backgrounds. Its purpose will be to report on the progress towards reconciliation between Canadian governments and Indigenous groups, and to make recommendations on what could be done to advance reconciliation.
House of Commons – September 20, 2022
Hello everyone! Lots happened yesterday with a pair of government Bills being introduced as well as a pair of older Bills being discussed New Bills We have a pair of related Bills that came up, the first of which is C-30 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1 (Targeted Tax Relief). This Bill would increase the GST/HST rebate for 2022-2023, giving everyone about 50% more for the tax year than they would normally get. The second half is C-31 – Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2 (Targeted Support for Households). This Bill does two main things: First it...