Bill C-666 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Carriage by Air Act (fundamental rights)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Stéphane Dion  Liberal

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of April 23, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Carriage by Air Act in order to specify that that Act does not restrict the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Official Languages Act and the Canadian Human Rights 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.

May 30th, 2017 / 11:30 a.m.
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Liberal

Darrell Samson Liberal Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS

Yes, but with all due respect, we are not studying the possibility of reducing obligations. That is not what is at stake at all. The other carriers may do so, but on an exceptional basis. We can say that there have been some improvements, I agree, but we are not studying the possibility of reducing an obligation. This worries me considerably.

The second point I'd like to raise has to do with the decision in Thibodeau v. Air Canada, and with the whole issue of the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air. I know that my former colleague Stéphane Dion had introduced Bill C-666.

What is your department's thinking on this?

Carriage by Air ActRoutine Proceedings

April 23rd, 2015 / 10:05 a.m.
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Liberal

Stéphane Dion Liberal Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-666, An Act to amend the Carriage by Air Act (fundamental rights).

Mr. Speaker, the bill that I have the honour to introduce today is entitled An Act to amend the Carriage by Air Act (fundamental rights). This bill amends the Carriage by Air Act to in order to specify that that Act does not restrict the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Official Languages Act and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

This bill solves a problem that we as legislators need to solve, a problem that undermines the basic rights of Canadians. This bill will correct one of the flaws undermining the rights that protect us all.

The bill would clearly establish that a Canadian citizen, when taking an international flight under Canada's jurisdiction, could be entitled to damages if her or his rights are not respected with regard to the Official Languages Act or the Canadian Human Rights Act.

I encourage all my colleagues in Parliament to support passage of this bill that would protect the rights of Canadians.

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