Bill C-294 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Divorce Act (custody of grandchildren)

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Peter MacKay  Progressive Conservative

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. 2, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-309 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Divorce Act (custody of grandchildren)
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C-406 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Divorce Act (custody of grandchildren)

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-294s:

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C-294 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child outside Canada)

Divorce ActRoutine Proceedings

November 4th, 2002 / 3:10 p.m.


See context

Progressive Conservative

Peter MacKay Progressive Conservative Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-294, an act to amend the Divorce Act (custody of grandchildren).

Mr. Speaker, this amendment to the Divorce Act would allow grandparents to apply for custody of their grandchildren without leave of the court. Clearly, it would still have to be granted by the court in the final analysis, but would do away with any blocks to do it. It would give automatic standing should the grandparents choose to seek it.

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