Bill C-310 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Privacy Act (prevention of violence against women)

This enactment amends the Privacy Act to provide that personal information under the control of a government institution that relates to an individual who has been charged with or convicted of an offence involving intimate partner violence may, in certain circumstances, be disclosed without the consent of the individual.

Privacy Act

[Jag Sahota, Conservative, Calgary Skyview, AB]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Privacy Act (prevention of violence against women).

Madam Speaker, it is an honour to introduce my very first private member's bill today, an act to amend the Privacy Act, prevention of violence against women. I would like to thank my colleague, the member for Port Moody—Coquitlam, for all her hard work on this very important issue and for seconding the bill.

Gender-based violence is an epidemic that disproportionately affects women. Just recently we heard of another woman who was attacked and killed by her intimate partner. My private member's bill proposes to amend the Privacy Act to provide that personal information under the control of the government institution that relates to an individual who has been charged with or convicted of an offence involving intimate partner violence may, in certain circumstances, be disclosed without the consent of the individual.

I look forward to the debate on this bill, and I hope I can get the support of all members for this.

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

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, given that since the beginning of the pandemic, Air Canada has received more than $6 billion in public funding despite laying off more than 20,000 workers; that Air Canada's board of directors approved $20 million in bonuses, $10 million of which were paid to executives; and that Air Canada executives responded to public outrage by pledging to repay $2 million in bonuses, the House call on the government to require Air Canada to fully reimburse the $10 million in bonuses given to its executive team and to cancel all approved bonuses for senior executives.

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès), Alexandra Mendes]

All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay.

[An hon. member]

No.