Bill C-252 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in December 2008.

Sponsor

Pat Martin  NDP

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 Dec. 3, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-252 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)
C-391 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (calling in of the cent)
C-391 (41st Parliament, 1st Session) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (calling in of the cent)
C-252 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)
C-531 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)

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.