Bill C-350 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials)

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

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 March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act to eliminate the goods and services tax on the sale of reading materials.

Similar bills

C-251 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials)

C-251 (41st Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials)

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C-401 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no goods and services tax on reading materials)

C-401 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no goods and services tax on reading materials)

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-350s:

C-350 (2023) Combatting Torture and Terrorism Act

C-350 (2017) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)

C-350 (2013) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accountability of offenders)

C-350 (2011) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accountability of offenders)

C-350 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act

Other House mentions

Excise Tax ActRoutine Proceedings

March 27th, 2009 / 12:05 p.m.

See context

NDP

Peter Stoffer NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-350, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials).

Madam Speaker, in this time of concern within the country, the last thing any government should do is tax educational reading materials for people to get a decent education, especially for young people who are starting to read, or for seniors who enjoy reading or workplace manuals for people who are learning, et cetera. No government should make money on educational materials that benefit all society.

We are pleased to introduce the bill today, and I would encourage rapid transit of it, from the Senate to the Governor General, and impress upon the Canadian people what a fine piece of legislation this is.

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