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, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Libby Davies  NDP

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of March 21, 2011
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

The purpose of this enactment is to require the Minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to consult with the provincial and territorial ministers of the Crown responsible for municipal affairs and housing and with representatives of municipalities, Aboriginal communities, non-profit and private sector housing providers and civil society organizations in order to establish a national housing strategy.

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, 2nd 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

Nov. 24, 2010 Passed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “Bill C-304, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for the purpose of reconsidering Clauses 3 and 4, or to add new clauses, with a view of clarifying the role of provinces, specifically Quebec, within the jurisdiction of the Bill.”.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

Given that the sponsor is not here to take advantage of the five-minute right of reply, we will move to the question. Is the House ready for the question?

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Question.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

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

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

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

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

All those opposed will please say nay.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

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

November 18th, 2010 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, November 24, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from November 18 consideration of the motion that Bill C-304, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, be read the third time and passed, and of the amendment.

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

November 24th, 2010 / 5:25 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 amendment to the third reading stage of Bill C-304 under private members' business.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #131

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

November 24th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

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

(Bill referred to a committee)

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

November 24th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

It being 6:13 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private member's business as listed on today's order paper.