Bill C-222

In committee (House)

Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law)

Bill C-222 is being studied in committee.

Sponsor:Terry Beech
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-18

Other Bills Numbered C-222

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law)

In committee (House)
44-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses deduction for tradespersons)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
43-2

An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property)

Defeated
43-1

An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada-Barbados Income Tax Agreement)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-2

Military and Veteran Families Week Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

Military and Veteran Families Week Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (physical activity and amateur sport fees)

40-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (physical activity and amateur sport fees)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (physical activity and amateur sport fees)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

Heritage Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Protection Act

Defeated
38-1

An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (annual financial statements)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-2

An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of expenses incurred by a mechanic for tools required in employment)

Defeated

Division Votes (2)

Division #64
Agreed To
2026-02-04T15:45:00

2nd reading of Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child)

331Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
166Y / 0N
Conservative
137Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #53
Negatived
2021-02-17T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property)

115Yea
202Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 28N
NDP
0Y / 20N
Independent
1Y / 4N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (36)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-222.

Hon. Terry Beech2025-10-24
Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Bu…
0

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to my private memb…

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Marilène Gill2025-10-24
Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Bu…
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking my colleague for introducing Bill C-222. As we have seen in the few minutes that we have been discussing it, this bill should be something we can all agree on. Ideology and partisanship often prevail in Parliament, but in this case, we are…

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Claude DeBellefeuille2025-10-24
Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Bu…
0

Private Members' Business

…ort, as well as its influence in the House of Commons, to enable the passage of the bill before us, Bill C-222.

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Hon. Terry Beech2025-09-18
Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Bu…
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child). I rise today to introduce my private member's bill entitled the relieving grieving parents of an administr…

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Mr. Matthew Green2023-02-13
Income Tax Act
0

Private Members' Business

…d Building Trades Council and all of its affiliates, was that I would pick it up and run with it in Bill C-222. As pointed out by the previous Liberal member, there is only a small difference between what the government has introduced and what this bill provides with respect to distance. Members may recall in…

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Mr. Matthew Green2022-03-23
Income Tax Act
0

Private Members' Business

… being from Hamilton, to continue the working class values of our city and our party by introducing Bill C-222. The hon. member for Essex was in fine form, using his newly found New Democratic talking points to sell this very bill in the House. I give the hon. member for Essex the benefit of the doubt, becaus…

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Mr. Matthew Green2021-12-16
Income Tax Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses deduction for tradespersons). Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House today to carry forward the work of the always honourable Scott Duvall a…

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker2021-02-17
Expropriation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ll now proceed to the taking of deferred recorded division on the motion on second reading stage of Bill C-222, under Private Members' Business.

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2021-02-17
Expropriation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from February 16 consideration of the motion that Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Ms. Kristina Michaud2021-02-16
Expropriation Act
0

Private Members' Business

…I must say that it is a very unusual bill. Unfortunately, the Bloc Québécois will be voting against Bill C-222, and I will explain why. Contrary to what is being proposed, Bill C-222 is not a way to protect owners from arbitrary and abusive expropriation. In reality, all it seems to do is deny the fact that c…

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