Bill C-378 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (fairness principles)

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

Sponsor

John Brassard Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 14, 2018
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to require that, in exercising his or her powers and in performing his or her duties and functions, the Minister of Veterans Affairs take into account certain principles in relation to, among others, persons who have served in the Canadian Forces or merchant navy or in the naval, army or air forces or merchant navies of Her Majesty as well as in relation to their dependants or survivors.

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-378s:

C-378 (2024) An Act amending the Canada Labour Code (complaints by former employees)

C-378 (2013) Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

C-378 (2011) Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act

C-378 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (increase of maximum number of weeks: combined weeks of benefits)

C-378 (2009) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (increase of maximum number of weeks: combined weeks of benefits)

C-378 (2007) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations (drug export restrictions)

Votes

Feb. 14, 2018 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-378, An Act to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (fairness principles)

Department of Veterans Affairs ActPrivate Members' Business

February 14th, 2018 / 3:40 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.

I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, government orders will be extended by 30 minutes.