Climate Change Accountability Act

An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.

Sponsor

Bruce Hyer  NDP

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of Dec. 10, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

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.

Votes

May 5, 2010 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
April 14, 2010 Passed That Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, be concurred in at report stage.
April 1, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on June 18, 2009

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 8, 2009

    • Bob Page, Chair, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 20, 2009

    • John Stone, Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, As an Individual
    • Francis Zwiers, Director, Climate Research Division, Department of the Environment
    • Louis Fortier, Scientific Director, Network of Centres of Excellence ArcticNet, Laval University, As an Individual
    • David Sauchyn, Research Professor, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina, As an Individual

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 22, 2009

    • Michael Martin, Chief Negotiator, Climate Change Negotiations Office, Department of the Environment
    • John Cooper, Director, Water, Air and Climate Change Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Department of Health
    • Carol Buckley, Director General, Office of Energy Efficiency, Department of Natural Resources

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 27, 2009

    • Rick Hyndman, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change and Air Issues, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
    • Eli Turk, Vice-President, Government Relations, Canadian Electricity Association

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 29, 2009

    • Robert Hornung, President, Canadian Wind Energy Association
    • John Drexhage, Director, Climate Change and Energy, International Institute for Sustainable Development
    • Matthew Bramley, Director, Climate Change, Pembina Institute
    • Aldyen Donnelly, President, Greenhouse Emissions Management Consortium

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 5, 2009

    • Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada
    • Don McCabe, Chairman, Environment and Science Committee, Vice-President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and President of Soil Conservation Council of Canada

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 17, 2009

    • Joe Tulurialik, Member, Kitikmeot Inuit Association
    • Bill Erasmus, Regional Chief, Northwest Territories, Assembly of First Nations

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 19, 2009

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 24, 2009

    • Dennis Tirpak, Senior Fellow, Associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, World Resources Institute
    • Derek Murrow, Director, Policy Analysis, Environment Northeast
    • Janet Peace, Vice-President, Markets and Business Strategy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 26, 2009

    • Yazid Dissou, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
    • André Plourde, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta, As an Individual

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Dec. 1, 2009

    • Gordon Lloyd, Vice-President, Technical Affairs, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
    • Peter Boag, President, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
    • Ron Watkins, President, Canadian Steel Producers Association
    • Pierre Boucher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cement Association of Canada
    • Tony Macerollo, Vice-President, Public Policy and Communications, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute
    • Bob Masterson, Director, Policy, Cement Association of Canada

    Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Dec. 8, 2009