Bill C-353 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Canada Pension Plan Regulations

This bill was last introduced in the 38th Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

Bill Casey  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Not active, as of March 23, 2005
(This bill did not become law.)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Canada Pension PlanRoutine Proceedings

March 23rd, 2005 / 3:25 p.m.
See context

Conservative

Bill Casey Conservative North Nova, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-353, an act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Canada Pension Plan Regulations.

Mr. Speaker, as a member of Parliament, it is frustrating sometimes to have a constituent come in with a doctor's report that says the constituent is totally disabled and cannot work again, only to submit that application to Canada pension and have an official overrule the doctor who examined the patient. Often this official is not a doctor.

My bill would simply ensure that only a doctor at Canada pension can overrule another doctor's opinion.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)