Bill C-319 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code

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

Sponsor

Monique Guay  Bloc

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-319 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code
C-340 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code

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-319s:

C-319 (2023) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)
C-319 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (prorogation)
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C-319 (2013) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act
C-319 (2011) National Strategy for Serious Injury Reduction in Amateur Sport Act
C-319 (2010) An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (speed limiters)

Canada Labour CodeRoutine Proceedings

November 29th, 2002 / 12:05 p.m.


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Bloc

Monique Guay Bloc Laurentides, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-319, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code.

Mr. Speaker, I introduce this bill with great pleasure as well as a great deal of emotion. It has already been debated in the House, and here it is again.

The purpose is to amend the Canada Labour Code in order to ensure that all women workers, particularly those who are pregnant or nursing, in areas under federal jurisdiction and therefore covered by the Canada Labour Code, may take advantage of preventive withdrawal.

It is high time that this possibility was made available to women by this government. As we know, the birthrate in Canada is not very high. We need to ensure that all women give birth to healthy babies.

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