Bill C-300 (Historical)

Marriage Capacity Act

An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

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 Nov. 24, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-392 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act

C-392 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act

C-264 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Marriage Capacity Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-300s:

C-300 (2022) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, the Defence Production Act and the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (Canadian products and services)

C-300 (2021) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (books by Canadian authors)

C-300 (2016) An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (Canada Health Transfer)

C-300 (2011) Law Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act

Other House mentions

Marriage Capacity ActRoutine Proceedings

November 24th, 2004 / 3:10 p.m.

See context

NDP

Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-300, an act to amend the Divorce Act, the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce my private member's bill, an act to amend the Divorce Act, the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, which would establish equal access to civil marriage and divorce for gay and lesbian couples in Canada.

The bill seeks to recognize the loving relationships, responsible commitments and full equality of gay and lesbian couples. It also recognizes the decisions of 19 judges in 7 provincial and territorial jurisdictions that the current laws do not conform with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

I would urge the government to make this bill unnecessary by having the courage of its new found convictions and introducing its own amendments without delay.

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