Legislative Initiatives

Below is a list of Pat's bills brought forth to the house of commons in this session of parlaiment.

C-248 - An Act respecting Louis Riel

C-249 - An Act to ensure that appropriate health care services are provided to First Nations children in a timely manner

C-250 - An Act to prohibit the export of water by interbasin transfers

An Act to amend the Pest Control Products Act (prohibition of use of chemical pesticides for non-essential purposes)

SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to place a moratorium on the cosmetic use of chemical pesticides in the home and garden and on recreational facilities such as parks and golf courses, until scientific evidence showing that such use is safe has been presented to Parliament and concurred in by a parliamentary committee.

An Act to provide cost-of-production protection for the family farm

SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to provide cost-of-production protection to family farms in cases where the weighted average input cost of products typically produced or suited to production in a farming zone exceeds the weighted average netback to farm gate of such products, averaged over three years.

Costs are to be calculated on the basis of marketable product and thus will take into account bad weather, pests and other crop loss factors.

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a person who has control of a vehicle, vessel or aircraft that is involved in an accident and who fails to stop at the scene of the accident is guilty of an offence for which the minimum punishment is seven years’ imprisonment and the maximum is life imprisonment, if another person suffers bodily harm and dies as a result of the accident.

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (annual financial statements)

SUMMARY

This enactment requires the auditor’s report that is to be placed before the shareholders of a corporation in accordance with subsection 155(1) of the Canada Business Corporations Act to include information regarding any other professional services provided by the auditor to the corporation.

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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (legal duty outside Canada)

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to extend the legal duty of every person who directs how another person does work or performs a task to Canadian citizens and organizations wherever they are in the world.

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An Act to amend the Referendum Act (reform of the electoral system of Canada)

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Referendum Act to allow a referendum to be held on any question relating to the reform of the electoral system of Canada.

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An Act to establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with the Government of Canada in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities

SUMMARY

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-471, An Act to establish the position and Office of the Credit Ombudsman, who shall be an advocate of the interests of consumers and small businesses in credit matters and who shall investigate and report on the provision, by financial institutions, of consumer and small-business credit on a community basis and on an industry basis, in order to ensure equity in the distribution of credit resources.

Summary

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)

SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to amend the Food and Drugs Act to ban trans fatty acids in oils and fats intended for human consumption.

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