This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
Christine Moore NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Defeated, as of Feb. 26, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to prohibit reprisals against volunteer firefighters who must be absent from their work place or fail to appear at work in order to act in that capacity.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-504s:
Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Mr. Speaker, I wish to apologize because when I introduced my bill on volunteer firefighters, I referred to the previous version of my bill and inadvertently said “Bill C-534”, when I should have said Bill C-504. I ask that the Journals be corrected.
Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by people from across Canada, from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island, including Quebec, in support of my bill, Bill C-504, the support for volunteer firefighters act.
These people believe that my bill could help small communities get firefighters. It is very important that their voices be heard and that we help firefighters by passing my bill. That is why I am presenting this petition here today.
Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Mr. Speaker, in rural communities, the first responders to a disaster are often the volunteer firefighters, as was the case in Lac-Mégantic.
In the Speech from the Throne, the government claimed it intended to work with the provinces to develop a national disaster mitigation program. In the last session, I introduced Bill C-504 to make firefighters available to respond to emergencies.
Will the Conservatives give me today the unanimous consent required to pass my bill?
Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-504, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters).
Mr. Speaker, today, I am pleased to introduce my bill to amend the Canada Labour Code for volunteer firefighters, which is seconded by the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie.
This bill will strongly reaffirm Canada's and the House's commitment to volunteer and part-time firefighters. It will give them protection under the Canada Labour Code so that their employer cannot, without just cause—and I want to emphasize that point—prevent them from or discipline them for meeting their obligations and responding to calls as firefighters.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the House to reaffirm its commitment to volunteer firefighters. In many rural areas, it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit volunteer firefighters, and it is very difficult for fire departments to get their forces together between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays.
This will provide real help to firefighters and to all communities, particularly those in rural areas.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)