Bill C-52 (Historical)

Fair Rail Freight Service Act

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration)

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

Sponsor

Denis Lebel  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Transportation Act to require a railway company, on a shipper’s request, to make the shipper an offer to enter into a contract respecting the manner in which the railway company must fulfil its service obligations to the shipper. It also creates an arbitration process to establish the terms of such a contract if the shipper and the railway company are unable to agree on them. The enactment also amends provisions related to air transportation to streamline internal processes and certain administrative provisions of that 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-52s:

C-52 (2023) Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Transportation System Act
C-52 (2017) Supporting Vested Rights Under Access to Information Act
C-52 (2015) Law Safe and Accountable Rail Act
C-52 (2010) Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act
C-52 (2009) Retribution on Behalf of Victims of White Collar Crime Act
C-52 (2008) Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

Votes

May 30, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
May 29, 2013 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill; and that, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 12:55 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker

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

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 12:55 a.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 12:55 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker

All those opposed will please say nay.

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 12:55 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 12:55 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to order made on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the division stands deferred until Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from May 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), be read the third time and passed.

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 3:05 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Pursuant to an order made on Wednesday, May 22, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the third reading stage of Bill C-52.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #708

Fair Rail Freight Service ActGovernment Orders

May 30th, 2013 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)