Bill C-531 (Historical)
An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)
This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.
Sponsor
Pat Martin NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Status
Introduction and First Reading
(This bill did not become law.)
Elsewhere
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, provided by the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau
It seems that there is an administrative error in the text of Bill C-531. The Chair has therefore requested that the bill be reprinted and that the new version be posted on the parliamentary website.
I am tabling, for the information of all members, a copy of the letter received by the Speaker from the law clerk, outlining the required changes.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-531, An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent).
Mr. Speaker, let me clear. This is the abolition of the cent, not the abolition of the Senate.
This bill is based on the premise that the penny is of no commercial value. It does not circulate and it costs more to produce than it is worth. I guess there are some parallels to the Senate. There are approximately 20 billion pennies--