Bill C-226

Second reading (House)

An Act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency

Bill C-226 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Gurbux Saini
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-18

Other Bills Numbered C-226

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

Defeated
43-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences in relation to conveyances) and the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Dead
41-2

An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster — Coquitlam

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

An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster — Coquitlam

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 propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad

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)
40-2

An Act to propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad

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 propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad

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)
39-2

An Act to provide for the issuance of the Memorial Cross as a memento of personal loss

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

An Act to provide for the issuance of the Memorial Cross as a memento of personal loss

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)
38-1

An Act to provide for a House of Commons committee to study proportional representation in federal elections

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 Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (investment criteria)

Not active
37-2

An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (investment criteria)

Dead
37-1

An Act to amend the Bank Act (bank mergers)

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)

Division Votes (4)

Division #288
Agreed To
2023-03-29T15:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

179Yea
145Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #254
Agreed To
2023-02-08T15:25:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

176Yea
142Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #167
Agreed To
2022-06-22T15:20:00

2nd reading of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice

177Yea
146Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 115N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #134
Negatived
2021-06-09T15:35:00

2nd reading of Bill C-226, An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

33Yea
296Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
0Y / 119N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 4N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (33)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-226.

The Speaker2022-06-22
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-226 under Private Members' Business.

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Ms. Julie Dabrusin2022-06-17
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
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Private Members' Business

…e opportunity to speak today about the bill brought forward by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, Bill C-226, an act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice. Before I speak about the bill, I would like to take…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2022-06-17
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
0

Private Members' Business

…he importance of addressing this gap through environmental rights. I will note parenthetically that Bill C-226, while being complementary to this right that we should have but do not yet have, we will not have this right if Bill S-5 passes and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act amendments do not create…

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Ms. Christine Normandin2022-06-17
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
0

Private Members' Business

…rder Paper when the government called an election in the summer. Discussions about bills similar to Bill C-226 are not just a thing of the past. The other chamber is currently holding a similar debate on Bill S-5, the strengthening environmental protection for a healthier Canada act. We can see that people wa…

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Mr. Mike Morrice2022-06-17
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise this afternoon to speak to Bill C-226, an act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, put forward by my colleague, the hon. member for Sa…

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2022-06-17
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from April 26 consideration of the motion that Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, be read the second time and referred to a committee…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2022-04-26
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
0

Private Members' Business

, seconded by the member for Lac-Saint-Louis, moved that Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, be read the second time and referred to a committee…

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Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia2022-04-26
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
0

Private Members' Business

…itional unceded territory of the Algonquin people. I am honoured to rise this afternoon to speak to Bill C-226. The bill is being sponsored today by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, but it was first introduced in the 43rd Parliament by Lenore Zann, the then member for Cumberland—Colchester. It was quite a…

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Ms. Monique Pauzé2022-04-26
National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism …
0

Private Members' Business

…tance to everyone. The Bloc Québécois supports the intention expressed in the title and preamble of Bill C-226 when it comes to environmental justice. If Parliament is to pass such a law, we believe that the concept of environmental justice must be the be the main subject and central concept. The living condi…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2022-03-02
The Environment
0

Oral Questions

…in this place, studied the bill and made amendments. I recently had the honour to reintroduce it as Bill C-226 in order to work toward getting the bill passed. I ask this: Will parliamentarians in the House work together to ensure passage of this important bill, and will the government support the bill once a…

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