Bill C-33 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Gerry Ritz  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to provide for the efficient regulation of fuels.
It also provides for a periodic and comprehensive review of the environmental and economic aspects of biofuel production in Canada by a committee of Parliament.

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.

Votes

May 28, 2008 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
May 28, 2008 Passed That this question be now put.
May 27, 2008 Failed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 2 with a view to making sure that both economic and environmental effects of introducing these regulations do not cause a negative impact on the environment or unduly influence commodity markets.”.
May 1, 2008 Passed That Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
May 1, 2008 Failed That Bill C-33, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 3 with the following: “Canada, including a review of the progress made in the preparation and implementation of the regulations referred to in subsection 140(1), should be undertaken by such commit-”

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Feb. 7, 2008

  • Gord Owen, Director General, Energy and Transportation, Department of the Environment
  • Steve Verheul, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Negotiations and Multilateral Trade Policy Directorate, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Feb. 12, 2008

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Feb. 14, 2008

  • JoAnne Buth, President, Canola Council of Canada
  • Kurt Klein, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Lethbridge
  • Travis Toews, Director and Vice-Chair, Domestic Agricultural Policy, Canadian Cattlemen's Association

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Feb. 25, 2008

  • Paul Thoroughgood, Regional Agrologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada
  • Benoit Legault, Director General, Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec
  • Ian Thomson, President, Canadian Bioenergy Corporation
  • Esteban Chornet, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke
  • Stéphane Bisaillon, Second Vice-President, Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec
  • Camil Lagacé, President and Chief Executive Officer, Conseil québécois du biodiésel
  • Simon Barnabé, Scientific researcher, Added value production from waste materials, EcoNovo Consulting Experts
  • Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network
  • Kevin Bender, Director, Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
  • Yves Couture, Director, Centre de formation en entreprise et récupération de Victoriaville

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on Feb. 26, 2008

  • Roger Samson, Executive Director, Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP) Canada
  • B. Todd Moser, Vice-President, Alternative Fuels, Rothsay
  • Mark Nantais, President, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
  • Gilles Morel, Director, Eastern Canada Division and National Office, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
  • Gene Carrignan, Chair, National Fuels Committee, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
  • Marc Toupin, Procedural Clerk
  • John Moffet, Director General, Legislation and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Environment
  • Bruce McEwen, Chief, Fuels Section, Department of the Environment