Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act

An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians

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

Sponsor

Marie-Claude Morin  NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 27, 2013
(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 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-304 (40th Parliament, 3rd 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

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-400s:

C-400 (2024) Framework on the Access to and Use of Cash Act
C-400 (2018) An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act (animal skin, hair and fur)
C-400 (2010) Bicycle Path Promotion Act
C-400 (2009) Bicycle Path Promotion Act
C-400 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)
C-400 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)

Votes

Feb. 27, 2013 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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

February 13th, 2013 / 7:10 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion, the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 27, 2013, immediately before the time provided for private members’ business.

The House resumed from February 13 consideration of the motion that Bill C-400, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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

February 27th, 2013 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-400 under private members' business.

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

Vote #619

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

February 27th, 2013 / 6:15 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.