NDP MP Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C). introduced a private member’s bill entitled An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (anchorage prohibition). Bill C-305 was introduced and read a first time.
NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam, B.C.) introduced a private member’s bill entitled An Act to establish National Food Waste Awareness Day. Bill C-304 was introduced and read a first time.
Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments, was debated at second reading.
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada, was read a second time following a recorded division of 323 yeas and 0 nays and was referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
A Conservative opposition motion put forward by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.), that, given that, (i) the cost of government is driving up the cost of living, (ii) the Parliamentary Budget Officer states that 40% of new spending is not related to COVID-19, (iii) Canadians are now paying higher prices and higher interest rates as … Read more
