Bill C-50

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act

An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy

This enactment establishes an accountability, transparency and engagement framework to facilitate and promote economic growth, the creation of sustainable jobs and support for workers and communities in Canada in the shift to a net-zero economy. Accordingly, the enactment
(a) provides that the Governor in Council may designate a Minister for the purposes of the Act as well as specified Ministers;
(b) establishes a Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council to provide the Minister and the specified Ministers, through a process of social dialogue, with independent advice with respect to measures to foster the creation of sustainable jobs, measures to support workers, communities and regions in the shift to a net-zero economy and matters referred to it by the Minister;
(c) requires the tabling of a Sustainable Jobs Action Plan in each House of Parliament no later than 2026 and by the end of each subsequent period of five years;
(d) provides for the establishment of a Sustainable Jobs Secretariat to support the implementation of the Act; and
(e) provides for a review of the Act within ten years of its coming into force and by the end of each subsequent period of ten years.

Motions in amendment

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 3 with the following:

“risdiction, without interference from the federal government, to support the shift to a net-zero economy;”

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing lines 39 and 40 on page 3 with the following:

“reduction, are committed to working to ad-”

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 19

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing lines 39 and 40 on page 3 with the following:

“reduction, are committed to working in their respective areas of responsibility to ad-”

Motion No. 20

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 40 on page 3 with the following:

“roles in their respective areas of responsibility, given an anticipated 170,000 immediate job losses and 2,700,000 other jobs which will be disrupted, to ad-”

Motion No. 21

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 48 on page 3 with the following:

“zero economy and the creation of sustainable jobs, bearing in mind the disproportionate consequences of this transition on lndigenous peoples,”

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

moved:

Motion No. 22

That Bill C-50, in the preamble, be amended by deleting lines 49 to 51 on page 3.

Motion No. 23

That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting the short title.

Motion No. 24

That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 25

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 3 to 10 on page 5.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 10 on page 5 with the following:

“net-zero economy means an economy in which any anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are balanced by anthropogenic removals of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere over a spcified period. (économie carboneutre)”

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 5 with the following:

“municated in accordance with the Paris Agreement. (économie carboneutre)”

[Ted Falk, Conservative, Provencher, MB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 10 on page 5 with the following:

“net-zero emissions. (économie carboneutre)”

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 11 to 16 on page 5.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 16 on page 5 with the following:

“from the atmosphere. (carboneutralité)”

[Jeremy Patzer, Conservative, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 24 to 32 on page 5.

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 24 to 32 on page 5 with the following:

“sustainable job means any job which provides a powerful pay cheque for a Canadian worker. (emploi durable)”

[Earl Dreeshen, Conservative, Red Deer—Mountain View, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 5 with the following:

“Canada's pathway to achieving a net-zero-emissions future and that reflects the concept of”

[Ted Falk, Conservative, Provencher, MB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 27 to 29 on page 5 with the following:

“decent work, namely work that can support the work-”

[Shannon Stubbs, Conservative, Lakeland, AB]

moved:

That Bill C-50, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 5 with the following:

“decent work, namely work — including, but not limited to, jobs in which workers are represented by a trade union that has entered”