Bill C-301 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Alain Therrien Bloc

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

Status

Second reading (House), as of May 31, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to provide that a province with a program whose objectives are comparable to those of a federal program in an area under the legislative authority of the province may withdraw from the federal program.
It also amends that Act and the Canada Health Act in order to exempt Quebec from the national criteria and conditions set out for the Canada Health Transfer.

Similar bills

C-237 (current session) An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-301s:

C-301 (2022) An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Apprentice Loans Act (interest on student loans)

C-301 (2016) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and to make a related amendment to another Act (registered retirement income fund)

C-301 (2013) Open Government Act

C-301 (2011) Open Government Act

June 14th, 2021 / 11:05 a.m.

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The Speaker Anthony Rota

The Chair would like to take a moment to provide some information to the House regarding the management of Private Members' Business.

As members know, certain procedural realities constrain the Speaker and members insofar as legislation is concerned.

Following the replenishment of the order of precedence, the Chair has developed a practice of reviewing items so that the House can be alerted to bills that, at first glance, appear to impinge on the financial prerogative of the Crown. This allows members the opportunity to intervene in a timely fashion to present their views about the need for those bills to be accompanied by a royal recommendation.

Accordingly, following the May 31st, 2021, replenishment of the order of precedence with 15 new items, I wish to inform the House that there is one bill which preoccupies the Chair: It is Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Canada Health Act, standing in the name of the member for La Prairie.

The understanding of the Chair is that this bill may need to be accompanied by a royal recommendation.

I therefore encourage hon. members who would like to make arguments regarding the requirement of a royal recommendation for Bill C-301 to do so at the earliest opportunity.

I thank hon. members for their attention.