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Bills That Would Die Should Martin's Government Fall |
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Written by Staff
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Monday, 28 November 2005 |
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If the opposing political parties follow through later today and topple the Liberal government, several bills that are currently on the order paper could and probably will, die.
Some of the more important bills that will die are according to a report bt CTV are:
C-66 - Energy-cost assistance - An act to authorize payments to provide assistance in relation to energy costs, housing energy consumption and public transit infrastructure, and to make consequential amendments to certain acts. This bill would provide cheques of $125 or $250 in about 3.1 million payments totalling $565 million, in an effort to help lower-income Canadians cope with rising energy costs.
C-11 - Whistleblower protection - An act to establish a procedure for the disclosure of wrongdoings in the public sector, including the protection of persons who disclose the wrongdoings. This bill would protect civil servants who alerted the government of wrongdoing in their department without compromising their positions.
C-17 - Marijuana decriminalization An - act to amend the Contraventions Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts which states that people caught with small quantities of marijuana would receive fines instead of criminal sentences.
C-37 - Telemarketing bill - An act to amend the Telecommunications Act. The unsolicited telecommunications bill would reduce the volume of unsolicited telemarketing calls Canadians receive at home by preventing telemarketers from phoning households on a do-not-call list.
C-50 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code in respect of cruelty to animals that would raise the penalty for intentional cruelty to a maximum of five years’ imprisonment, up from the current six-month penalty along with allow for a lifetime prohibition on future animal ownership (up from the current maximum of two years) and a minimum five-year prohibition for second or subsequent offences.
C-70 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment). Would create a presumption preventing courts from using conditional sentence in cases of serious personal injury offences as defined in the Criminal Code, such as all forms of sexual assault; terrorist activities; organized crime-related offences.
C-83 - An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (drug export restrictions) to protect Canadians' access to an adequate supply of safe and affordable prescription drugs. Will address recent proposals before the US Congress to legalize bulk imports of Canadian drugs. The Bill also addresses recent concerns about maintaining an adequate supply of drugs in Canada to respond to potential infectious disease outbreaks. |
