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An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.
Lawrence Cannon Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the Canada Transportation Act. Certain amendments apply to all modes of transportation, including amendments that clarify the national transportation policy and the operation of the Competition Act in the transportation sector, change the number of members of the Canadian Transportation Agency, create a mediation process for transportation matters, modify requirements regarding the provision of information to the Minister of Transport and modify and extend provisions regarding mergers and acquisitions of air transportation undertakings to all transportation undertakings.
It amends the Act with respect to the air transportation sector, in particular, in relation to complaints processes, the advertising of prices for air services and the disclosure of terms and conditions of carriage.
The enactment also makes several amendments with respect to the railway transportation sector. It creates a mechanism for dealing with complaints concerning noise and vibration resulting from the construction or operation of railways and provisions for dealing with the transfer and discontinuance of operation of railway lines. It also establishes a mechanism for resolving disputes between public passenger service providers and railway companies regarding the use of railway company equipment and facilities.
The enactment also amends the Railway Safety Act to create provisions for the appointment of police constables with respect to railway companies and procedures for dealing with complaints concerning them.
In addition, it contains transitional provisions and consequential amendments.
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-11s:
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
In my opinion the nays have it.
And five or more members having risen:
A recorded division on the motion stands deferred.
The next question is on Motion No. 3. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
In my opinion the nays have it.
I declare the motion lost.
(Motion No. 3 negatived)
The next question is on Motion No. 4. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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An hon. member
On division.
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The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie
I declare the motion carried.
(Motion No. 4 agreed to)
The next question is on Motion No. 5. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
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