Bill C-300 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (direct sale of grain)

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

Sponsor

Gerry Ritz Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of Oct. 25, 2006
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides that producers of grain may sell grain directly to certain specified associations or firms engaged in the processing of grain, and transport grain for the purposes of those sales, without having to pay a fee to the Canadian Wheat Board.

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-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

C-300 (2010) Corporate Accountability of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries Act

C-300 (2009) Corporate Accountability of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries Act

Votes

Oct. 25, 2006 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Canadian Wheat Board ActPrivate Members' Business

October 24th, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those opposed will please say nay.

Canadian Wheat Board ActPrivate Members' Business

October 24th, 2006 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Canadian Wheat Board ActPrivate Members' Business

October 24th, 2006 / 7:10 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 25 immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from October 24 consideration of the motion that Bill C-300, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (direct sale of grain), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Canadian Wheat Board ActPrivate Members' Business

October 25th, 2006 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-300 under private members' business.

The question is on the motion.

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

Vote #51

Canadian Wheat Board ActPrivate Members' Business

October 25th, 2006 / 6:30 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare the motion lost.

It being 6:33 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.