What is Bill 137? – Saskatchewan’s Parents’ Bill of Rights
The Saskatchewan Parents’ Bill of Rights covers a number of school-related topics, most controversially any child’s change in gender identity.
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Ontario Legislative Assembly – October 31, 2022 to November 3
New Bills First new Bill was Bill 28 – Keeping Students in School Act. This Bill would use The Notwithstanding Clause to override the Charter Right for unions to strike to force a new contract on CUPE and prevent them from striking or taking any legal action against the government. Michael Parsa proposed a Motion that, when Bill 28 next comes up it go directly to its second reading vote. The Motion would also see Bill 28 skip the committee phase, go to its third reading debate, then immediately go to its final vote. The Motion passed 78 in favour...
Bill 34 – Pandemic Preparedness Act
Bill 34 – Pandemic Preparedness Act is pretty simple and makes two changes to the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Bill 33 – Maternal Mental Health Day Act
Bill 33 – Maternal Mental Health Day Act would make the first Wednesday of May Maternal Mental Health Day. The goal is to promote awareness of maternal mental illnesses, such as perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, that can be caused by pregnancies. There is an emphasis here on marginalized populations, such as LGBTQ2S+ people, members of Indigenous communities, etc. where existing issues such as addictions and substance use can make these problems worse.
Bill 6 – Foreign Credentials Advisory Committee Act
Original Bill here Pretty simple Bill here, it would create a committee who’s job is to review the legislation and other rules regarding the recognition of foreign credentials and make recommendations on how to improve that recognition.
Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act
Original Bill here Bill 7 aims to free up beds in hospitals by allowing a coordinator to admit hospital patients to an LTC home of the coordinator’s choice with the patient’s consent, nor with the consent of anyone who’s been designated as the person legally able to provide consent. There’s a few restrictions here, so let’s dig into the details!
Bill 8 – Anti-Money Laundering in Housing Act
Original Bill here This Bill would require the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to establish a public registry of beneficial property owners. The Minister would have six months to present a plan for establishing the registry, which would require corporations, trusts, and partnerships that own property to disclose individual owners.
Bill 1 – An Act to Perpetuate an Ancient Parliamentary Right
Original Bill here Not much to say here. Turns out this is the first Bill to be passed every legislative session and is just a declaration that the Province is going to be acting independently of the Crown. Kind of interesting to learn this is a thing.