Bill C-488 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act

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

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, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-275 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products)

C-275 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products)

C-319 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products)

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-488s:

C-488 (2013) National Hockey Day Act

C-488 (2010) An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (disclosure of undertakings and demands)

C-488 (2009) An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (disclosure of undertakings and demands)

C-488 (2007) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (excluding pension from earnings when calculating employment insurance benefits)

Other House mentions

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

February 26th, 2004 / 10:10 a.m.

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NDP

Judy Wasylycia-Leis NDP Winnipeg North Centre, MB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-488, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce this private member's bill which seeks to eliminate the goods and services tax on feminine hygiene products.

The GST on tampons and sanitary napkins amounts to gender-based taxation. Taxing essential and necessary products used exclusively by women is unfair and discriminatory. It unfairly disadvantages women financially solely because of our reproductive role.

The bill would benefit all Canadian women at some point in their lives and would be of particular value to lower income women.

I urge all members to support this initiative.

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