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 Speaker Peter Milliken
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions on the motions at report stage of Bill C-11.
The question is on Motion No. 2.
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, I think if you seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the motion presently before the House, with Conservative members present this evening voting no.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
Michel Guimond Bloc Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois is against this motion.
André Arthur Independent Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier is voting against the motion.
John Cummins Conservative Delta—Richmond East, BC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to be included as voting in opposition to this, as well.
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Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, I think of you seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the votes just taken to the motion presently before the House.
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
