Bill C-461 (Historical)

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act

An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Brent Rathgeber Independent

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

Status

Dead, as of Feb. 26, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Access to Information Act to provide that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may refuse to disclose any information requested under that Act if the information is under the control of the Corporation and the disclosure would reveal the identity of any journalistic source or if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the Corporation’s journalistic, creative or programming independence.
It also amends the Privacy Act to specify that certain information is not personal information for the purposes of that Act.

Similar bills

C-461 (41st Parliament, 1st session) CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency 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-461s:

C-461 (2019) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (trafficking in persons)

C-461 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle)

C-461 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle)

C-461 (2007) Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act

Votes

Feb. 26, 2014 Failed That Bill C-461, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 20 on page 2 with the following: “(iii) the total annual monetary income of the individual, including any performance bonus, as well as the job classification and responsibilities of the position held by the individual, and any additional responsibilities given to the individual, if that income is equal to or greater than the sessional allowance — within the meaning of the Parliament of Canada Act — payable to a member of Parliament, (iii.1) the salary range of the position held by the individual, as well as the classification and responsibilities of that position, if the individual's total annual monetary income, including any performance bonus, is less than the sessional allowance — within the meaning of the Parliament of Canada Act — payable to a member of Parliament, (iii.2) the expenses incurred by the individual in the course of employment for which the individual has been reimbursed by the government institution,”

Feb. 26, 2014 Failed That Bill C-461 be amended by replacing the long title on page 1 with the following: “An Act to amend the Privacy Act (disclosure of information)”

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

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

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

The recorded division on the motion stands deferred and the recorded division will also apply to Motion Nos. 2-4 and 6-8.

The next question is on Motion No. 5.

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

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

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Public Service of CanadaPrivate Members' Business

February 13th, 2014 / 5:50 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Normally, at this time, the House would proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at the report stage of the bill.

However, pursuant to Standing Order 98, the divisions stand deferred until Wednesday, February 26, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from February 13 consideration of Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No.1.

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:05 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-461 under private members' business.

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

Vote #68