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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024, 10 a.m.
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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2024, 10 a.m.
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Bill C-321

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • This bill is proposing a change to the Criminal Code that would make it an aggravating circumstance if a health care professional or first responder is the victim of an assault. This means that if someone is convicted of assaulting a health care professional or first responder, the fact that the victim is in that profession would be taken into account during sentencing. The purpose of this bill is to provide additional protection for those who care for and protect others, and to send a message that violence against them will not be tolerated.
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Bill C-392

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • This enactment amends the Criminal Code to codify the analytical framework the Supreme Court of Canada set out in its decision in R. v. Jordan regarding the right of an accused awaiting trial before a superior or provincial court to be tried within a reasonable time, and to provide for exceptions to this framework.

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Bill C-293

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 03, 2024
  • Bill C-293, known as the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act, aims to prevent and prepare for future pandemics in Canada. It requires the Minister of Health to establish an advisory committee to review the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and make recommendations for future preparedness efforts. The Minister of Health must also create a pandemic prevention and preparedness plan in collaboration with other ministers, which includes strategies for preventing disease outbreaks, collaboration with provincial governments and Indigenous communities, and training programs. The bill also amends the Department of Health Act to appoint a national pandemic prevention and preparedness coordinator. The plan and updates must be tabled in Parliament and published on the Department of Health website.
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Bill C-320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • Bill C-320 is an amendment to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act in Canada. It requires that information provided to victims of an offense includes an explanation of how eligibility and review dates were determined for temporary absences, releases, or parole. This ensures that victims have a clearer understanding of when offenders may be eligible for certain privileges or release. The bill aims to improve transparency and communication between the justice system and victims of crime.
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Bill C-59

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • This bill, called the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, implements certain provisions of the fall economic statement and budget tabled in Parliament in 2023. It includes amendments to the Income Tax Act and other legislation, such as limiting the deductibility of net interest and financing expenses, implementing hybrid mismatch rules, allowing certain expenditures in the exploration and development of lithium to qualify as Canadian exploration expenses, and introducing various tax credits and exemptions. It also includes amendments related to digital services tax, Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax measures, excise tax measures, and other measures related to competition, bankruptcy and insolvency, money laundering, and more.
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Bill C-64

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 03, 2024
  • Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting pharmacare”.

    This enactment sets out the principles that the Minister of Health is to consider when working towards the implementation of national universal pharmacare and provides the Minister with the power to make payments, in certain circumstances, in relation to the coverage of certain prescription drugs and related products. It also sets out certain powers and obligations of the Minister — including in relation to the preparation of a list to inform the development of a national formulary and in relation to the development of a national bulk purchasing strategy — and requires the Minister to publish a pan-Canadian strategy regarding the appropriate use of prescription drugs and related products. Finally, it provides for the establishment of a committee of experts to make certain recommendations.

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Bill C-317

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2024
  • Bill C-317, titled the National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act, aims to develop a national strategy in Canada for providing key stakeholders, such as governments, Indigenous communities, universities, and industry, with the necessary information to accurately forecast floods and droughts. The strategy will assess the need for national coordination, new investments, and the application of novel technologies in forecasting. It will also evaluate the need for modeling that identifies properties and infrastructure at risk from floods, establish a national cooperative flood and drought forecasting system, and propose the creation of a national hydrological forecasting service. Reports on the strategy's progress and effectiveness will be prepared and tabled in Parliament. The bill acknowledges the increasing damages caused by floods and droughts in Canada and aims to address this issue by enhancing forecasting capabilities.
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Bill C-65

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2024
  • This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to, among other things,

    (a)provide for two additional days of advance polling;

    (b)authorize returning officers to constitute polling divisions that consist of a single institution, or part of an institution, where seniors or persons with a disability reside and provide for the procedures for voting at polling stations in those polling divisions;

    (c)update the process for voting by special ballot;

    (d)provide for the establishment of offices for voting by special ballot at post-secondary educational institutions;

    (e)provide for new requirements relating to political parties’ policies for the protection of personal information;

    (f)establish new prohibitions and modify existing prohibitions, including in relation to foreign influence in the electoral process, the provision of false or misleading information respecting elections and the acceptance or use of certain contributions; and

    (g)expand the scope of certain provisions relating to the administration and enforcement of that Act, including by granting the Commissioner of Canada Elections certain powers in respect of any conspiracy or attempt to commit, or being an accessory after the fact or counselling in relation to, a contravention of that Act.

    The enactment also provides that the Chief Electoral Officer must make a report on the measures that need to be taken to implement a three-day polling period, a report on the measures that need to be taken to enable electors to vote at any place in their polling station, a report on the feasibility of enabling electors to vote at any polling station in their electoral district and a report proposing a process for the determination of whether a political party has as one of its fundamental purposes the promotion of hatred against an identifiable group of persons.

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Bill C-252

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • This bill aims to prevent food and beverage marketing directed at children under 13 years old by amending the Food and Drugs Act. The bill was introduced due to increasing rates of childhood obesity in Canada and the negative impact of marketing contributing to excess sugar, saturated fats, or sodium in children's diets. The bill also includes provisions for reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of the act and considering children aged 13-16 in advertising regulations. The act comes into force one year after receiving royal assent.
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Bill C-49

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
  • Bill C-49 is an Act that amends the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. It changes the titles of these acts to include offshore renewable energy management and establishes the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator and the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator as the regulating bodies for offshore renewable energy projects. The bill also establishes a land tenure regime for issuing licenses for offshore renewable energy projects and expands the application of safety and environmental protection regulations to include these projects. It allows for negotiations and compensation related to interests in abandoned facilities and establishes a regulatory and liability regime for these facilities. The bill also addresses other areas such as access to offshore infrastructure, hydrocarbon management in tra
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Bill C-58

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024
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Bill C-281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024
  • This bill, called the International Human Rights Act, makes several changes to existing laws. It requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs to publish a report each year outlining Canada's efforts to promote human rights internationally, including actions taken to support prisoners of conscience. It also requires the Minister to respond to recommendations from parliamentary committees to impose sanctions on foreign nationals who have committed corrupt acts. The bill also prohibits issuing or renewing broadcasting licenses to undertakings that are vulnerable to foreign influence related to genocide or corruption sanctions. Finally, the bill amends the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act to restrict investments in entities that have contravened certain provisions of the act.
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Bill C-284

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024
  • This bill is called the National Strategy for Eye Care Act. It is designed to help prevent and treat eye disease in Canada by developing a national strategy. The strategy will include education for healthcare practitioners, research and data collection, information sharing between government levels, and faster review of new treatments and devices. The Minister of Health will work with representatives from the provinces, Indigenous groups, and other stakeholders to develop this strategy. The bill also designates February as "Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month". A report must be prepared within one year after the bill passes, and another report must be prepared after five years. The reports will evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy.
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Bill C-356

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024
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Bill C-70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024
  • Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting countering foreign interference”.

    Part 1 amends the Canadian Security Intelligence Act to, among other things,

    (a)update provisions respecting the collection, retention, querying and exploitation of datatsets;

    (b)clarify the scope of section 16 of that Act;

    (c)update provisions respecting the disclosure of information by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service;

    (d)provide for preservation orders and production orders as well as warrants to obtain information, records, documents or things through a single attempt;

    (e)expand the circumstances in which a warrant to remove a thing from the place where it was installed may be issued; and

    (f)require a parliamentary review of that Act every five years.

    It also makes a consequential amendment to the Intelligence Commissioner Act.

    Part 2 amends the Security of Information Act to, among other things, create the following offences:

    (a)committing an indictable offence at the direction of, for the benefit of, or in association with a foreign entity;

    (b)knowingly engaging in surreptitious or deceptive conduct at the direction of, for the benefit of or in association with a foreign entity for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State or being reckless as to whether the conduct is likely to harm Canadian interests; and

    (c)engaging in surreptitious or deceptive conduct, at the direction of or in association with a foreign entity, with the intent to influence, among other things, the exercise of a democratic right in Canada.

    It also amends that Act to remove as an element of the offence of inducing or attempting to induce — at the direction of, for the benefit of or in association with a foreign entity or terrorist group — by intimidation, threat or violence, a person to do anything or cause anything to be done, that the thing be done for the purpose of harming Canadian interests when the person who is alleged to have committed the offence or the victim has a link to Canada.

    It also amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, broaden the scope of the sabotage offence to include certain acts done in relation to essential infrastructures and ensure that certain provisions respecting the interception of “private communications” as defined in that Act apply to certain offences in the Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act.

    Finally, it makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

    Part 3 amends the Canada Evidence Act and makes consequential amendments to other Acts to, among other things,

    (a)create a general scheme to deal with information relating to international relations, national defence or national security in the course of proceedings that are in the Federal Court or the Federal Court of Appeal and that are in respect of any decision of a federal board, commission or other tribunal;

    (b)permit the appointment of a special counsel for the purposes of protecting the interests of a non-governmental party to those proceedings in respect of such information; and

    (c)allow a person charged with an offence to appeal a decision, made under the Canada Evidence Act with respect to the disclosure of certain information in relation to criminal proceedings, only after the person has been convicted of the offence, unless there are exceptional circumstances justifying an earlier appeal.

    It also adds references to international relations, national defence and national security in a provision of the Criminal Code that relates to the protection of information, as well as references to international relations and national defence in certain provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that equally relate to the protection of information.

    Part 4 enacts the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act which, among other things,

    (a)provides for the appointment of an individual to be known as the Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner;

    (b)requires certain persons to provide the Commissioner with certain information if they enter into arrangements with foreign principals under which they undertake to carry out certain activities in relation to political or governmental processes in Canada;

    (c)requires the Commissioner to establish and maintain a publicly accessible registry that contains information about those arrangements;

    (d)provides the Commissioner with tools to administer and enforce that Act; and

    (e)amends the Public Service Superannuation Act, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act.

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Bill C-368

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024
  • This is a bill called C-368 that is being introduced in the Canadian Parliament. It aims to amend the Food and Drugs Act to classify natural health products separately from other drugs. The bill states that natural health products will not be subject to the same monitoring regime as other drugs. The bill is currently in its first reading and can be found on the House of Commons website.
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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024, 2 p.m.
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Bill C-355

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 28, 2024
  • This is a summary of a bill called the Prohibition of the Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act. The purpose of this bill is to stop the export of live horses from Canada by air for the purpose of being slaughtered or fattened for slaughter. The bill requires anyone exporting a horse by air to provide a written declaration stating that the horse is not being exported for slaughter. Failure to provide this declaration or providing false information can result in fines or imprisonment. The bill also includes related amendments to certain Acts. The bill will come into force 18 months after it receives royal assent.
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