Bill C-56
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.
Other Bills Numbered C-56
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act
Statutory Release Reform Act
Combating Counterfeit Products Act
Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act
Fairness for the Self-Employed Act
An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic representation)
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act
An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act
Assisted Human Reproduction Act
Division Votes (6)
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
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Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
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Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 3)
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Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)
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Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)
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2nd reading of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
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Parliamentary Debates (254)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-56.
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. We know that the bill calls for two important aspects: to remove the GST from construction costs on new rental units and to enable the Com…
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to join the debate today virtually to continue the discussion of Bill C-56, which aims to and claims to address the dual affordability crises of the affordability of housing and of food and groceries. There is no question on any side of this House that we are seeing very di…
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Madam Speaker, today I will be speaking to Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. This bill is divided into two parts to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. I will be sharing a few points in respect of why …
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… of the food market. That is the situation I am referring to when I say that the measure set out in Bill C-56 will close a loophole, but it comes much too late for food markets. ADL was the last major wholesaler in Quebec, and maybe even in Canada. A few people in Quebec still managed to make their mark in t…
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Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act. The entire world is experiencing a global inflation crisis. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chain and clima…
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…ld like to welcome my hon. colleague to the House, and congratulate him. I am really positive about Bill C-56 and how it would strengthen the Competition Act. I wonder if the member could comment on this approach and on whether he thinks it would have positive impacts in lowering grocery prices across the co…
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…ents in Oxford are facing, but also Canadians across the country. Before I begin and dive deep into Bill C-56, I would like to take a few moments—
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…nt issue facing not only Oxford residents but also Canadians across our country. Before I dive into Bill C-56, I would like to take a few minutes to quickly recognize all those who made my journey to this chamber possible. First there is my great campaign team and the hundreds of volunteers who showed up and…
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…d adopt public policies to try to circumvent these circumstances that Canadians find themselves in. Bill C-56 is a good step toward accomplishing some things, and certainly there are some things in this bill that, for years, New Democrats have called for. However, I have to say that this bill is a very small…
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…our and a pleasure to speak in this place and to add my voice to debate. Today we are talking about Bill C-56, which if passed would amend the Excise Tax Act and implement a temporary 100% rebate on the GST portion for new purpose-built rental housing and amend the Competition Act to get rid of the efficienc…
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