Bill C-480 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on poppies or poppy wreaths)

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

Sponsor

Malcolm Allen  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 Nov. 5, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-480 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on poppies or poppy wreaths)

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.

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

November 5th, 2009 / 10:10 a.m.

NDP

Malcolm Allen NDP Welland, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-480, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on poppies or poppy wreathes).

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Hamilton Mountain for seconding this bill.

As we are aware as we head to Remembrance Day, the selling of poppies, which all of us in this House are wearing and will be wearing up until that day, is the major fundraiser for the veterans and for the legion branches that use that money to help those veterans who are in need.

What we have found is that when the Dominion Command has to go and purchase those poppies, it pays the GST. We need every penny to go to veterans. One way to make sure every penny goes to veterans is to give back that GST to those veterans. That is what the legion branches do: give every penny to veterans.

The veterans deserve that, and we have a right to give it back to them. We should do that.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

November 5th, 2009 / 10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to move the following motion: “That this House directs the Minister of Finance to take all necessary steps to immediately bring forward an amendment to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in an effort to provide those with a financial stake in a company pension plan with the appropriate protections in the event their employer becomes insolvent”.

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

November 5th, 2009 / 10:10 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

Does the hon. member for York West have the unanimous consent of the House for this motion?

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

November 5th, 2009 / 10:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.