Bill C-288 (Historical)

Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act

An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

Pablo Rodriguez  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

The purpose of this enactment is to ensure that Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. It requires the Minister of the Environment to establish an annual Climate Change Plan and to make regulations respecting climate change. It also requires the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy to advise the Minister — to the extent that it is within its purpose — on the effectiveness of the plans, and requires the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to submit to the Speaker of the House of Commons a report of the progress in the implementation of the plans.

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-288s:

C-288 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information)
C-288 (2021) An Act to amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
C-288 (2016) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits)
C-288 (2011) Law National Flag of Canada Act

Votes

Feb. 14, 2007 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Feb. 14, 2007 Passed That Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.
Feb. 14, 2007 Passed That Bill C-288, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing, in the French version, lines 4 and 5 on page 9 with the following: “de la Chambre des communes, lesquels les déposent devant leur chambre respective”
Feb. 14, 2007 Passed That Bill C-288, in Clause 10, be amended: (a) by replacing, in the French version, line 30 on page 8 with the following: “(i) sur la probabilité que chacun des règle-” (b) by replacing, in the French version, line 34 on page 8 with the following: “(ii) sur la probabilité que l'ensemble des” (c) by replacing, in the French version, line 39 on page 8 with the following: “(iii) sur toute autre question qu'elle estime”
Feb. 14, 2007 Passed That Bill C-288, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 11 on page 4 with the following: “(iii.1) a just”
Oct. 4, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2006 / 7:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2006 / 7:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2006 / 7:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those opposed will please say nay.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2006 / 7:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2006 / 7:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 4, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from September 27 consideration of the motion that Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2006 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-288 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #38

Kyoto Protocol Implementation ActPrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2006 / 6:15 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Consequently, this bill is referred to the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)