Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform Act

An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act

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

Sponsor

Gerry Ritz  Conservative

Status

Second reading (House), as of May 14, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canadian Wheat Board Act by changing the eligibility criteria for voting in the election of directors of the Canadian Wheat Board. It also amends that Act to allow the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, being the Minister designated for the purposes of that Act, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance — instead of the Governor in Council — to establish amounts to be paid, and to authorize and direct that certain payments or transactions be made, by the Canadian Wheat Board.

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.

Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform ActRoutine Proceedings

May 14th, 2010 / 12:20 p.m.


See context

Conservative

Lawrence Cannon Conservative Pontiac, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act.

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