Bill C-308 (Historical)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Privatization Act

An Act to provide for the incorporation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Bradley Trost Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of May 3, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment allocates share capital to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and authorizes the issuance of those shares to a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada. It also provides for the continuance of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a corporation to which the Canada Business Corporations Act applies and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

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-308s:

C-308 (2022) National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking Act

C-308 (2021) An Act to amend the Impact Assessment Act

C-308 (2011) Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Rebuilding Act

C-308 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (improvement of the employment insurance system)

C-308 (2009) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (improvement of the employment insurance system)

C-308 (2007) Overseas Military Memorial Sites Student Visits Assistance Act

Votes

May 3, 2017 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Privatization ActPrivate Members' Business

May 3rd, 2017 / 6:50 p.m.

Conservative

Steven Blaney Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

I would like to be recorded as voting against the motion.

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

Vote #264

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Privatization ActPrivate Members' Business

May 3rd, 2017 / 6:50 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.

It being 6:53 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.