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Aug 16, 2021 · During the second session of the 43rd Parliament, 20 Government bills became law. A bill must be adopted in the same form in both the House of Commons and the Senate before it can receive Royal Assent, the last step in the legislative process that allows a bill to become law.
- Indigenous Rights Now Included in Canada's Citizenship Oath
Legislation to change Canada’s Oath of Citizenship to...
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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- Indigenous Rights Now Included in Canada's Citizenship Oath
Nov 15, 2024 · Canada’s legislative process involves all three parts of Parliament: the House of Commons (elected, lower Chamber), the Senate (appointed, upper Chamber), and the Monarch (Head of State, who is represented by the Governor General in Canada). These three parts work together to create new laws.
- Bill C-35: Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act (awaiting Royal Assent) Sponsor: Senator Rosemary Moodie. This enactment sets out the Government’s vision for a Canada-wide early learning and child care system, as well as a commitment to maintaining long-term funding to the provinces and Indigenous peoples.
- Bill C-62: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2 (February 29, 2024) Sponsor: Senator Marc Gold. This legislation amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to provide that persons are not eligible, until March 17, 2027, to receive medical assistance in dying if their sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.
- Bill C-60: Appropriation Act No. 4, 2023-24 (December 15, 2023) Sponsor: Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson. This enactment grants the sum of $20,678,755,329 towards defraying charges and expenses of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 that are not otherwise provided for.
- Bill C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms) (December 15, 2023) Sponsor: Senator Hassan Yussuff. This legislation aims to address firearms violence in Canada and implement preventative measures.
Jul 21, 2023 · Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, lays out a framework that would require digital giants Google and Meta to develop agreements with Canadian news sites to provide them with compensation...
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Jan 27, 2023 · Canadian senators have passed a new law which explicitly prohibits discrimination against transgender Canadians and affords them protection against hate crimes. Canadian Law videos and...
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