Bill C-532 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Rouge River)

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

Sponsor

Rathika Sitsabaiesan  NDP

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 June 12, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-532 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Rouge River)

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-532s:

C-532 (2010) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning labels regarding the consumption of alcohol)
C-532 (2008) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (low-cost residential rental property)

Navigable Waters Protection ActRoutine Proceedings

June 12th, 2013 / 3:50 p.m.

NDP

Rathika Sitsabaiesan NDP Scarborough—Rouge River, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-532, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Rouge River).

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to introduce the bill, an act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act in relation to the Rouge River. Our lakes and rivers deserve the utmost environmental protection, and this bill would ensure that the Rouge River is listed in the act.

The Rouge River is a beautiful component of Scarborough—Rouge River and Scarborough itself. It runs through our local gem, Rouge Park, and it is visited and enjoyed by residents across the GTA. Moreover, it is a vital component of the ecological integrity and biodiversity of Scarborough and eastern Toronto.

Under the Conservative changes, fewer than 2% of our lakes and rivers are left protected. Certainly Rouge River, which runs through what will be Canada's first urban national park, should be among these protected waterways.

Environmental protection is a priority of mine, as it is for the NDP and Canadians across the country. I am proud to introduce a bill that upholds this Canadian value.

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