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Bill C-317

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 07, 2024
National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act
  • 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-64

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 07, 2024
Pharmacare Act

  • 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-389

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 07, 2024
Improving Accessibility to Automated External Defibrillators Act

  • This enactment amends Schedule VI of the Excise Tax Act to add automated external defibrillators, kits containing them and pads and accessories designed to be used with them to the list of zero-rated supplies.

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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 7, 2024, 10 a.m.

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House Motion No. 751

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
Time allocation for Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare
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  • That in relation to Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and

    That, at the expiry of the five hours provided for consideration at second reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

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Bill C-70

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 06, 2024
Countering Foreign Interference Act

  • 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-241

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 02, 2024
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons)
  • This bill lets tradespeople and apprentices deduct travel expenses from their income tax if they work on a job site that is at least 120 km away from their home. This only applies if they had to pay for the expenses themselves and did not receive an allowance for it, and if they do not claim it as a deduction or a tax credit under any other provisions of the Income Tax Act. This rule applies starting from the 2022 taxation year.
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House Motion No. 750

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
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  • That Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

House Motion No. 749

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024, 11:15 a.m.
Ways and means motion No. 24
  • That a ways and means motion to introduce a bill entitled An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, be concurred in.

House Motion No. 748

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
  • That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.

Bill C-49

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 02, 2024
An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
  • 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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