Bill C-568 (Historical)

Former Canadian Forces Members Act

An Act respecting former Canadian Forces members

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

Sponsor

Tarik Brahmi NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of May 28, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Governor in Council to make regulations under the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to extend the health care benefits authorized by the regulations made under that Act to the former members of the Canadian Forces who meet Military Occupational Classification requirements and have been honourably discharged.

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-568s:

C-568 (2010) An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census)

C-568 (2008) An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (speed limiters)

Votes

May 28, 2014 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

Former Canadian Forces Members ActRoutine Proceedings

January 28th, 2014 / 10:05 a.m.

NDP

Tarik Brahmi NDP Saint-Jean, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-568, An Act respecting former Canadian Forces members.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity today to introduce a bill that will allow our veterans to get the best health care, even after they have left the Canadian Forces.

It is important to remember that too many of our young heroes, particularly those who served in the hell that was Afghanistan, came home physically and psychologically broken, and too many of them made the ultimate sacrifice.

This bill will allow our military personnel to continue receiving the same level of health care after being honourably discharged from the Canadian Forces.

I am encouraged by the fact that the government and Conservative members never miss an opportunity to remind us how much they support our military personnel and their families.

This is a tremendous opportunity for the members of all parties to turn words into actions by supporting a change that would provide justice to those who have made sacrifices for us.

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