Canada Water Preservation Act

An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Francis Scarpaleggia  Liberal

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

Status

Defeated, as of March 14, 2012
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment prohibits the removal of water in bulk from major drainage basins in Canada.

Similar bills

C-228 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Canada Water Preservation Act
C-228 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Canada Water Preservation Act
C-228 (40th Parliament, 1st session) Canada Water Preservation Act
C-535 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Canada Water Preservation Act

Elsewhere

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-267s:

C-267 (2022) An Act to amend the Excise Act (non-alcoholic beer)
C-267 (2021) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-267 (2016) Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)
C-267 (2010) Proportional Representation Review Act

Votes

March 14, 2012 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, March 14, 2012, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you would find consent to see the clock as 6:30 p.m.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:10 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

Is there unanimous consent to see the clock as 6:30 p.m.?

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 8th, 2012 / 6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

The House resumed from March 8 consideration of the motion that Bill C-267, An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 14th, 2012 / 6:30 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #172

Canada Water Preservation ActPrivate Members' Business

March 14th, 2012 / 6:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie

I declare the motion defeated.