Mac Harb

[Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-343, an act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act.

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

[Criminal Code, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-342, an act to amend the Criminal Code (definition of “child”).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will also ensure that the UN convention on the rights of the child is respected and the definition of a child will be changed to anyone who is under the age of 18.

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

[Canada Transportation Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-341, an act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (definition of “adult”).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will ensure that anybody under the age of 18 is defined as a child.

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

[Divorce Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-340, an act to amend the Divorce Act (right of spouses' parents to access to or custody of child).

Mr. Speaker, this is something like the fifth attempt in this Parliament to change Canadian laws, in particular the Divorce Act, to ensure that grandparents have the right to find out about the well-being of their grandchild.

I would like to mention articles V, XVI and XIX of the convention on the rights of the child which was adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and accepted in Canada in 1991. The articles state specifically that the child is entitled to have access to his or her extended family, which includes grandparents. Presently in Canada our laws do not permit grandparents to have access.

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

[Excise Tax Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-339, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act (definition of “child”).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will ensure that this legislation is consistent with the UN convention on the rights of the child.

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

[Excise Tax Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-338, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act (definition of “adult”).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will change the term adult in this legislation to mean anyone who is over the age of 18.

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

[Corrections And Conditional Release Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-337, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (definition of “child”) .

Mr. Speaker, this bill will ensure that the interpretation of the term child means anyone under the age of 18.

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

[Canada-United Kingdom Civil And Commercial Judgments Convention Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-336, an act to amend the Canada-United Kingdom Civil and Commercial Judgments Convention Act (definition of “infant” in matters originating in Canada).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will remove the contradiction between these different legislations so they will be consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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

[Canada Cooperative Associations Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-335, an act to amend the Canada Cooperative Associations Act (definition of “infant”).

Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of this bill, the word infant would mean anybody under the age of 18.

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

[Canada Student Loans Act, February 13th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-334, an act to amend the Canada Student Loans Act (definition of “full age”).

Mr. Speaker, this bill will ensure that the definition of full age as stated in this legislation is the age of 18.

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