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Tue Sep 17 2024


House Motion No. 854

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
Sept. 17, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
13th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates
  • That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Friday, February 16, 2024, be concurred in.

Bill C-290

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024
Public Sector Integrity Act
  • This bill, known as the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, aims to make amendments to the existing Act to provide greater protection and support for public servants who report wrongdoing, also known as protected disclosures. The key changes proposed in this bill include expanding the categories of public servants covered by the Act, allowing protected disclosures to be made to officers within the public sector, extending the time period in which a complaint of reprisal can be filed, and introducing a duty to provide support to public servants. These changes are intended to enhance transparency and accountability within the public sector and ensure that public servants are protected when reporting wrongdoing.
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Bill C-332

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (coercive control of intimate partner)
  • Bill C-332 is an amendment to the Criminal Code in Canada. It introduces a new offence of engaging in controlling or coercive conduct towards another person, with significant negative effects on that person's well-being. This can include causing fear of violence, decline in physical or mental health, or substantial impact on their daily activities. The amendment also specifies the types of connections between individuals that would qualify for this offence, including spousal relationships, dating partners, or members of the same household. It provides a defense if the accused can show they were acting in the best interests of the person and their conduct was reasonable. The punishment for this offence can range from imprisonment for up to five years for an indictable offence or a summary conviction.
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Bill C-322

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024
National Framework for a School Food Program Act
  • Bill C-322, also known as the National Framework for a School Food Program Act, aims to establish a national framework for a school food program in Canada. The goal is to ensure that all children in Canada have access to healthy food. The bill recognizes that many families in Canada struggle to obtain enough nutritious food, with one in five children reporting going to school or bed hungry due to lack of food at home. The bill highlights the importance of a healthy diet in childhood for overall health and success. While some provinces and territories have school meal programs, they only reach about 21% of school-aged children. The bill acknowledges that education and health fall under provincial jurisdiction, and developing a national school food program will require collaboration with all provinces and territories. The bill mandates the Minister of Employment and Social Development, in consultation with the Minister of Health, represen
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Bill C-71

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)

  • This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things,

    (a) ensure that citizenship by descent is conferred on all persons who were born outside Canada before the coming into force of this enactment to a parent who was a citizen;

    (b) confer citizenship by descent on persons born outside Canada after the first generation, on or after the coming into force of this enactment, to a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s birth;

    (c) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.‍1 of that Act to all persons born outside Canada who were adopted before the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who was a citizen;

    (d) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.‍1 of that Act to persons born outside Canada who are adopted on or after the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s adoption;

    (e) restore citizenship to persons who lost their citizenship because they did not make an application to retain it under the former section 8 of that Act or because they made an application under that section that was not approved; and

    (f) allow certain persons who become citizens as a result of the coming into force of this enactment to access a simplified process to renounce their citizenship.

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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
Sept. 17, 2024, 10 a.m.

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