Bill C-228
An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)
Bill C-228 was defeated and did not become law.
Other Bills Numbered C-228
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:
An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism
An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism
An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day
An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day
An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources
An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources
An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
An Act to establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with the Government of Canada in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities
Antipoverty Act
An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (early pension entitlement for police officers and firefighters)
Division Votes (5)
2nd reading of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)
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3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
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2nd reading of Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
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3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism
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Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism
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Parliamentary Debates (54)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-228.
Private Members' Business
…tive MPs to improve the lives of workers, in addition to this fantastic bill; for example, there is Bill C-228 by the member for Sarnia—Lambton, which would actually protect workers' pensions. It has been a long-standing problem in this country that a company would go bankrupt, workers' pensions would be unse…
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…ur community when big projects shut down? We know that the Bloc and the NDP pushed very hard to get Bill C-228 through this place last year. In fact, it received royal assent in April of last year, so where are the regulations? Where is the government in finally making workers a priority in this country? When…
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… the government did, and I am quite happy to say worked with opposition parties to get it done, was Bill C-228, to provide pension protection in the case of bankruptcy. However, the NDP had also negotiated amendments to protect the severance pay of workers. The member for Winnipeg North struck those provision…
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…while they served out their sentence. Bill C-283 was in line with the House of Common’s support for Bill C-228 in the previous Parliament to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism, where healing is the best path toward reducing recidivism in Canada. I received much positive feedback and support on…
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… the bills assented to were S-214, An Act to establish International Mother Language Day—Chapter 5; Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985—Chapter 6; Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and …
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…ry pleased to rise today and announce the passing in the Senate of my second private member's bill, Bill C-228, on pension protection. This bill will ensure that pensioners who have worked their whole lives for a company will receive the pension benefit they are due. This is accomplished by providing transpar…
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… in insolvency are only made in exceptional circumstances. My colleagues may, for example, remember Bill C-228, which elevated the claims in insolvency for amounts owing to pensioners, who in some unfortunate cases have seen reductions in their pensions and retirement benefits due to the insolvency of their e…
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…However, as we saw in the very clear Speaker's ruling on November 16, 2022, regarding amendments to Bill C-228, the ultimate decision on the scope of a bill rests with the House itself: “The Chair would like to remind members that the scope of a bill is not determined by its sponsor, by the government or even…
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…s a passion for me. In the last Parliament, I had the privilege of seeing my private member's bill, Bill C-228, pass and become a law thanks to the overwhelming support of members on both sides of the aisle. I am very thankful for that and had good input on that bill from various parties. We saw it come out o…
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…now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-228 under Private Members' Business.
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