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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…it progresses, goes forward and brings back the Canadian dream of home ownership. When I first read Bill C-56, I thought that it was not that bad and that there were some things in it that looked pretty good. Then I remembered: I know why they look good; it is because they are actually Conservative ideas. Th…
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…ration grows, and as our population grows, we see there are just not enough places for everyone. In Bill C-56, the government's solution is a Conservative one, and it is to take the GST off and create more demand for something by lowering the cost of it. However, the problem is the speNDP-Liberal government'…
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…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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…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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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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…Our goal is to put an end to Conservative obstruction of this bill. That is what we are working on. Bill C-56 is about affordable housing and groceries. It is most unfortunate that the Conservatives have resorted to filibustering and delay tactics to stop such a critical bill. This has led to over 20 hours o…
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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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…t up. I will remind folks that we are speaking to a specific motion, Government Business No. 30, on Bill C-56. I want to make sure we all do that. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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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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…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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