Bill C-277 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.

Sponsor

Art Hanger  Canadian Alliance

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 Feb. 26, 2001
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-222 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act
C-222 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

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-277s:

C-277 (2022) National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act
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C-277 (2016) Law Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act
C-277 (2013) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)
C-277 (2011) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)
C-277 (2010) National Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission Act

Crown Liability And Proceedings ActRoutine Proceedings

February 26th, 2001 / 3:05 p.m.


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Canadian Alliance

Art Hanger Canadian Alliance Calgary Northeast, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-277, an act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act.

Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure and optimism that I am reintroducing this bill today. Its purpose is to ensure that a person serving time in prison will not be able to sue the federal government or its employees under any federal legislation in respect of a claim arising while that person is under sentence.

If enacted, the bill will put an end to the practice of prisoners engaging in frivolous lawsuits against the federal government and to their abuse of the legal system.

I urge all members in the House to give serious consideration to the bill and to support it.

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