An Action Plan for the National Capital Commission
An Act to amend the National Capital Act and other Acts
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.
Chuck Strahl Conservative
Report stage (House), as of Nov. 15, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the National Capital Act to
(a) modify the governance structure of the National Capital Commission and increase its transparency;
(b) clarify the National Capital Commission’s responsibilities, including those regarding planning and sound environmental stewardship;
(c) establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park;
(d) enhance the National Capital Commission’s regulation-making powers;
(e) remove the requirement that the National Capital Commission seek Governor in Council approval for real estate transactions;
(e.1) require the National Capital Commission to provide the Governor in Council with a description of the boundaries of the Greenbelt; and
(f) harmonize that Act with the civil law regime of Quebec.
This enactment also amends the Official Residences Act to clarify the National Capital Commission’s responsibilities regarding official residences. As well, it makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-20s:
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Oct. 26, 2010
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 2, 2010
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee, on Nov. 4, 2010