As Parliament resumes tomorrow, please see below some of the bills we are watching this session:
GOVERNMENT BILLS
WATER
C-26, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the International River Improvements Act
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=3593
S-11, An Act respecting the safety of drinking water on first nation lands
http://canadians.org/water/issues/First_Nations/index.html
PRIVATE MEMBERS BILLS
WATER
C-219, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (deposit in lakes)
(NDP, Peter Stoffer)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=3959
C-228, An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources
(Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia)
http://canadians.org/media/council/2008/14-Feb-08.html
C-250, An Act to prohibit the export of water by interbasin transfers
(NDP, Pat Martin)
C-561, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities)
(Liberal, Francis Scarpaleggia)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=3959
S-213, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (bulk water removal)
(PC, Lowell Murray)
CLIMATE CHANGE
C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
(NDP, Bruce Hyer)
http://canadians.org/action/2009/10-Dec-09.html
TRADE
C-312, An Act respecting the use of government procurements and transfers to promote economic development
(NDP, Bruce Hyer)
C-346, An Act respecting Country of Origin Labelling
(NDP, Libby Davies)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=461
C-435, An Act to favour Canadian procurements
(NDP, Peter Julian)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=1829
OTHER
C-298, An Act respecting Corporate Social Responsibility for the Activities of Canadian Mining Corporations in Developing Countries
(NDP, Paul Dewar)
C-300, An Act respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries
(Liberal, John McKay)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=2378
C-267, An Act to provide for a House of Commons committee to review the possibility of using proportional representation in federal elections
(NDP, Pat Martin)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=1746
C-328, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(NDP, Denise Savoie)
http://canadians.org/media/other/2007/25-Sept-07.html
C-353, An Act to prohibit the release, sale, importation and use of seeds incorporating or altered by variety-genetic use restriction technologies (V-GURTs), also called terminator technologies, and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
(NDP, Alex Atamanenko)
http://canadians.org/action/2007/01-June-07-2.html
C-370, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (mandatory labelling for genetically modified foods)
(NDP, Alex Atamanenko)
http://canadians.org/media/food/1999/19-July-99.html
C-398, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (Internet neutrality)
(NDP, Charles Angus)
http://canadians.org/action/2008/27-Mar-08.html
C-399, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (asbestos)
(NDP, Nathan Cullen)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=858
C-440, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (war resisters)
(Liberal, Gerard Kennedy)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=1906
C-447, An Act to establish the Department of Peace
(NDP, Bill Siksay)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=1993
C-458, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)
(NDP, Libby Davies)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=3768
C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights
(NDP, Linda Duncan)
C-474, An Act respecting the Seeds Regulations (analysis of potential harm)
(NDP, Alex Atamanenko)
http://canadians.org/action/2010/Bill-C-474-Mar-29.html
C-502, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)
(NDP, Fin Donnelly)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=3768
C-545, An Act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada
(NDP, Tony Martin)
http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=4428
Parliamentary bills are listed at http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills.asp?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3.
