Bill C-435 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on books or pamphlets)

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

Sponsor

Alexa McDonough  NDP

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 Nov. 4, 2005
(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-435s:

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C-435 (2013) Civil Marriage of Non-residents Act
C-435 (2012) Civil Marriage of Non-residents Act
C-435 (2010) Made in Canada Procurement Act
C-435 (2009) Made in Canada Procurement Act
C-435 (2007) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on the sale of home heating fuels)

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

November 4th, 2005 / 12:05 p.m.


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NDP

Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-435, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on books or pamphlets).

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured today to introduce a bill to amend the Excise Tax Act to eliminate the goods and services tax on the sale of books and pamphlets.

The GST on books and pamphlets and the federal decision to impose HST on education books with CD-ROMs erect senseless barriers to education materials and literacy objectives. The government must remove these barriers, these counterproductive measures, and invest instead in serious literacy initiatives which would have lasting effects.

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