Bill C-56

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

Bill C-56 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Chrystia Freeland
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-09-21

Other Bills Numbered C-56

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:

44-1

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act

Second reading (House)
41-2

Statutory Release Reform Act

Second reading (House)
41-1

Combating Counterfeit Products Act

In committee (House)
40-3

Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

Fairness for the Self-Employed Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

Second reading (House)
39-1

Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic representation)

Second reading (House)
38-1

Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act

In committee (House)
37-1

Assisted Human Reproduction Act

In committee (House)

Division Votes (6)

Division #606
Agreed To
2023-12-11T17:45:42

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

316Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #474
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:30:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #473
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:15:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 3)

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #472
Negatived
2023-12-05T18:00:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)

137Yea
171Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Division #471
Negatived
2023-12-05T17:45:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)

139Yea
172Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #456
Agreed To
2023-11-23T23:45:00

2nd reading of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
1Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
108Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (254)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-56.

Mr. Dan Albas2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
0

Government Orders

…in the debate. I will be sharing my time with the excellent member of Parliament for Prince Albert. Bill C-56 is an interesting bill, and I must give the Liberal government some credit for taking a page directly from the leader of the official opposition's affordability plan and proposing to remove the GST f…

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Mr. Chris Bittle2023-11-23
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…not talk about the cost of food with respect to the costs of climate change. They do not talk about Bill C-56, which would enact competition law that would bring forward better regulations on competition and would have impacts. Again, it is just delay and deny. If only the rhetoric of question period, that 4…

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Mr. Chris Bittle2023-11-23
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…uncements in the fall economic statement. Let us see more purpose-built rentals getting built under Bill C-56. The hon. member can keep yelling, but we are focused on Canadians, and we are going to get more housing built.

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Mr. Michael Coteau2023-11-23
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

… programs, understandings and agreements that look for ways to better position people. I think that Bill C-56 does exactly this. This bill will look at ways to build more capacity in the system to build more homes. We know that during the Conservatives' time in power under former prime minister Harper from, …

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

…petition Bureau was asking for months ago. I cannot control when the government decides to schedule Bill C-56 for debate. However, I do know that many members in this place have already had the opportunity to give their thoughts at second reading. This is a vote on the principle of the bill, and I think ever…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, Bill C-56 has a fairly narrow focus, but that is why we were hoping, not only through the fall economic statement but in the budget next year, to start to see measures that would address this. I will remind th…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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…ly more human resources but I think a little bit more of a legislative flex in the Competition Act. Bill C-56 would deliver that. There was a significant improvement made to the bill, thanks to the efforts of the NDP and particularly our leader, the member for Burnaby South. New Democrats are here to work. W…

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Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie2023-11-23
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
0

Government Orders

…annot compel anyone to testify or order the production of documents. It will be able to do so under Bill C-56. The Bloc Québécois has been calling for that change for 20-odd years. The second amendment broadens the scope of anti-competitive practices prohibited by the act. Right now, the act prohibits agreem…

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Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I would just like to check something with my colleague. The Bloc Québécois supports Bill C-56. We support the elements of Bill C-56 amended by the motion, but we oppose the super closure motion, which limits all debate and committee study. Take, for example, the elimination of the GST on new …

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Hon. Mona Fortier2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
0

Government Orders

…tunity to speak to Motion No. 30, which is designed to unlock the support for Canadians laid out in Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act. I feel compelled to share that I met with many constituents from Ottawa—Vanier who asked me to support this bill, and I will explain why in the next few min…

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