Bill C-319 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products)

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Dec. 13, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

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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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-319s:

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C-319 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (prorogation)

C-319 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Judges Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (survivor pension benefits)

C-319 (2013) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act

C-319 (2011) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act

C-319 (2010) An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (speed limiters)

Other House mentions

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

December 13th, 2004 / 3:20 p.m.

See context

NDP

Judy Wasylycia-Leis NDP Winnipeg North, MB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-319, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce this private member's bill which seeks to eliminate the goods and services tax on feminine hygiene products.

The GST on tampons and sanitary napkins amounts to gender based taxation. The taxing of essential and necessary products used exclusively by women is unfair and discriminatory. It unfairly disadvantages women financially, solely because of our reproductive role. The bill would benefit all Canadian women at some point in their lives and would be of particular value to lower income women.

I urge all members to support this initiative.

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