Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act

An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Libby Davies  NDP

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

Status

In committee (House), as of Sept. 30, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-265 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Secure, Adequate, Acessible and Affordable Housing Act
C-400 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act
C-304 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act
C-382 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Housing Bill of Rights
C-382 (39th Parliament, 1st session) Housing Bill of Rights
C-509 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) Housing Bill of Rights

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-304s:

C-304 (2022) National Food Waste Awareness Day Act
C-304 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (grooming)
C-304 (2016) An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (transport of dangerous goods by rail)
C-304 (2011) Law An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom)
C-304 (2006) National Strategy for the Treatment of Autism Act

Votes

Sept. 30, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

It being 6:30 p.m., the time provided for debate has expired.

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

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

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 17th, 2009 / 6:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93 the division stands deferred until Wednesday, September 30, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from September 17, consideration of the motion that Bill C-304, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 30th, 2009 / 5:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Denise Savoie

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-304, under private members' business.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #107

Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing ActPrivate Members' Business

September 30th, 2009 / 6 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill is referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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