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)”

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2-4 and 6-8 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 5.

(The House divided on Motion No. 5, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #69

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 5 defeated.

The hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert is rising on a point of order.

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

Independent

Brent Rathgeber Independent Edmonton—St. Albert, AB

Mr. Speaker, as Motions Nos. 1 to 8 have all failed, the bill in its current form bears no resemblance to the original Bill C-461 and represents neither public service disclosure nor transparency as the now misnomer title would suggest. Accordingly, the sponsor of the bill does not move concurrence.

Sponsor's Refusal to Move Concurrence--Speaker's RulingCBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency ActPrivate Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House now seems faced with what seems to be an unprecedented situation. Since the two hours of debate prescribed for report stage and third reading have concluded and the report stage motions have been disposed of, all questions necessary to dispose of the bill should now be put immediately to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4).

However, the sponsor of the bill, the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert, has indicated that he does not wish to move the motion to concur in the bill as amended at report stage. Members will recall that pursuant to Standing Order 94, the Speaker may make all arrangements necessary to ensure the orderly conduct of private members' business.

Accordingly, I rule that the order for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), be discharged and the bill be dropped from the order paper.

(Order discharged and bill withdrawn)