moved for leave to introduce Bill C-209, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (public transportation costs).
Mr. Speaker, with the strong support of a number of groups that have indicated great enthusiasm for such a bill, among them the Canadian Urban Transit Association and the Société de transport de l'Outaouais, I introduce this bill to amend the Income Tax Act in connection with public transportation costs.
The bill amends the Income Tax Act to allow an individual to deduct certain public transportation costs from the amount of tax payable.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)