Bill C-241 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service)

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

Sponsor

Rick Casson  Conservative

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

Status

Not active, as of Oct. 27, 2004
(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.

Income Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

October 27th, 2004 / 3:15 p.m.
See context

Conservative

Rick Casson Conservative Lethbridge, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-241, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for volunteer emergency service).

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to re-introduce this bill in the House today. It was before the House in the last Parliament.

The bill is an amendment to the Income Tax Act. It would amend the Income Tax Act to allow volunteer emergency responders to deduct $3,000 from their taxable income from any source in light of their service to Canada. The amendment, as important as it is, would only go a fraction of the way needed to fully recognize the contribution these brave men and women involved in volunteer emergency services deserve from their fellow Canadians.

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