This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.
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 March 12, 2001
(This bill did not become law.)
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-293s:
John Reynolds Canadian Alliance West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-293, an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (constituency allowances).
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to introduce my private member's bill entitled an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (constituency allowances). The bill is meant to acknowledge my riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast as a schedule 3 riding.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)