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Canadian Bill Of Rights June 4th, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-371, an act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing).
Mr. Speaker, this enactment would amend the Canadian Bill of Rights to include the right to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canadian Child Rights Act June 4th, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-370, an act respecting the rights of children.
Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this enactment is to recognize in law the basic rights of the child enumerated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that are not already covered by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Income Tax Act June 4th, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-369, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations to food banks).
Mr. Speaker, this enactment would permit a donation to food banks of food to be treated as a charitable gift, notwithstanding that the value of the food has already been deducted as a business expense of the donor.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code June 4th, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-368, an act to amend the Criminal Code.
Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this enactment is to allow municipalities that wish to do so to license establishments of places of business where prostitutes may legally perform their trade.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Consumer Credit Information Act June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-367, an act respecting the release of credit information.
Mr. Speaker, the bill would require federally regulated financial institutions, such as banks, federally incorporated corporations and credit bureaus, which intend to give credit record information to credit grantors or credit bureaus, to first advise the individual who it affects.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canada Seat Belt Act June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-366, an act respecting seat belts in federal vehicles and school buses.
Mr. Speaker, the bill would require that all vehicles under federal jurisdiction, including military vehicles, must be equipped with seat belts for the driver and passengers if they are operated on a public highway. The design of the seat belt must comply with the regulations and the laws of the province in which the vehicles are used. There is a power to exempt vehicles in special cases but not for vehicles that regularly transport students.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canadian Bill Of Rights June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-365, an act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right of literacy).
Mr. Speaker, the enactment to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights would include the right of an individual to adequate training to develop the individual's full literacy potential free from reasonable financial or other barriers.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Departmental Internal Audit Act June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill-364, an act to require Crown corporations and departments of government to have annual internal audits the reports of which are to be submitted to the Auditor General of Canada.
Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this enactment would be to require crown corporations and departments to complete an annual internal audit, an audit report, using internal or external auditors who ought to be qualified as prescribed by the auditor general. The internal audit report is then to be submitted to the head of the corporation or minister for the department and to the auditor general. Either of them may require a further examination of records. This would secure a greater involvement and commitment by crown corporations and departments in their own financial regulation and would assist the auditor general in the timely fulfilment of the duties required under the Auditor General Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Deficit Prevention Act June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-363, an act to Prevent Deficit Budgets.
Mr. Speaker, the enactment of this bill would provide that there must be no deficit either budgeted or incurred in any fiscal year. It would require a contingency reserve to be included in the estimates of expenditures for each year. If that contingency reserve is not fully expended, the balance must be used to pay down the debt.
Deficits caused by natural disasters, war or unusual collapse of revenues are excluded by such special deficit but must be recovered in the following three year budgets.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Canadian Bill Of Rights June 1st, 2001
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-362, an act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to education).
Mr. Speaker, the bill would ensure that a child or a youth have free and reasonable access to education without any financial burden or other barriers.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)