Bill C-449 (Historical)

Free Public Transit for Seniors Act

An Act regarding free public transit for seniors

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

Sponsor

Marcel Proulx Liberal

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

Status

Defeated, as of March 2, 2011
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment allows the Minister of Finance to make direct payments to a trust established to help provinces, territories and municipalities to offer seniors free local public transit, anywhere in Canada, during off-peak hours.

Similar bills

C-449 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Free Public Transit for Seniors Act

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-449s:

C-449 (2019) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)

C-449 (2013) National Local Food Day Act

C-449 (2012) National Local Food Day Act

C-449 (2007) Canada-Portugal Day Act

Votes

March 2, 2011 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Free Public Transit For Seniors ActPrivate Members' Business

March 2nd, 2011 / 6:35 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare the motion lost.