Bill C-301 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Statistics Act (ethnicity question)

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

Sponsor

Deepak Obhrai  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 March 16, 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-301s:

C-301 (2022) An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Apprentice Loans Act (interest on student loans)
C-301 (2021) An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act
C-301 (2016) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and to make a related amendment to another Act (registered retirement income fund)
C-301 (2013) Open Government Act
C-301 (2011) Open Government Act
C-301 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (registration of firearms)

Statistics ActRoutine Proceedings

March 16th, 2001 / 12:05 p.m.


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Canadian Alliance

Deepak Obhrai Canadian Alliance Calgary East, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-301, an act to amend the Statistics Act (ethnicity question).

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to rise on behalf of the constituents of Calgary East to introduce my private member's bill in the House today. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that no questions can be asked in the Statistics Canada population census to determine a person's ethnicity.

Ours is a great country that respects equal rights and equal opportunities for all Canadians. Laws, programs and services must be available for all. Our nation is blessed with people from all around the world. The one common thread that holds us all together is that we are all Canadians.

I hope my colleagues recognize the intent of the bill, which is to promote equality, because we are and will remain always Canadians.

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