Bill C-283 (Historical)

Energy Price Commission Act

An Act to establish the Energy Price Commission

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

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 Feb. 26, 2001
(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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-283s:

C-283 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (addiction treatment in penitentiaries)

C-283 (2021) Fight Against Food Waste Act

C-283 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (electronic products recycling program)

C-283 (2013) Independent and Effective Office of the Veterans' Ombudsman Act

C-283 (2011) Independent and Effective Office of the Veterans' Ombudsman Act

C-283 (2010) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on bicycles)

Other House mentions

Energy Price Commission ActRoutine Proceedings

February 26th, 2001 / 3:10 p.m.

See context

NDP

Bev Desjarlais NDP Churchill, MB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-283, an act to establish the Energy Price Commission.

Mr. Speaker, as I am sure most members who are sitting here today are quite aware, Canadians throughout the country in every province and territory are deeply upset and actually quite disgusted with the ongoing increase in fuel prices. They feel there must be some government intervention to ensure that no gouging or unfair practices are taking place.

I think that the energy price commission would give the government the opportunity to ensure that it does have some say if companies are pursuing increased costs just for the sake of greed, not necessity.

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