Bill C-468 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Celina Caesar-Chavannes  Independent

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 June 20, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Canada Human Rights Commission to prepare an annual report to the Minister responsible for the Employment Equity Act on the progress of employment equity in the federal public service and requires that Minister to cause that report to be tabled in Parliament.

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.

Employment Equity ActRoutine Proceedings

June 20th, 2019 / 10:10 a.m.


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Independent

Celina Caesar-Chavannes Independent Whitby, ON

, seconded by the member for Vancouver Granville, moved for leave to introduce Bill C-468, An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act.

She said: Mr. Speaker, it gives me great honour to present this bill in what will be my last act as a member of Parliament.

I would first like to offer my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Mark Warawa, and the community of Langley—Aldergrove. His last speech in this place will be remembered as one of my favourites.

I want to thank the member for Vancouver Granville, a woman I am very proud of and will always continue to stand with.

I want to thank the members of the Liberal government and the NDP for supporting this bill from the outset, and particularly the members for Portage—Lisgar and Oshawa who helped and guided me through this process to get this bill here today. I want to thank Jacqueline Yost, legislative counsel; and the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel for all of their help in getting me here.

I came to this place to be a voice for all the people I represent, to raise awareness on issues, to move the status quo and to remove barriers.

This bill represents the voices of those both past and present in the federal system. It is my hope that it will examine and help remove the barriers that prevent them, especially those from the black community, from achieving success and promotion within the system. Their voices are reflected in this bill, and it is my honour to bring their voices to this place.

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