Bill C-481 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (duty to examine)

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

Sponsor

Pierre Jacob NDP

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

Status

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

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Federal Sustainable Development Act to provide for an examination of bills and proposed regulations to ensure that their provisions are not inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of that Act.

Similar bills

C-481 (41st Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable development Act (duty to examine)

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-481s:

C-481 (2010) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age)

C-481 (2009) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age)

C-481 (2007) An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (electronic stability control)

C-481 (2004) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefit period increase for regional employment rate)

Votes

Feb. 26, 2014 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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

Vote #70

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (duty to examine)Private Members' Business

February 26th, 2014 / 6:30 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.