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Bill C-228

Defeated

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.

Sponsor:Mario Simard
Bloc Québécois
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-18

Other Bills Numbered C-228

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament)

Defeated
44-1

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)

Defeated
41-2

An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day

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 respecting a National Appreciation Day

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 respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources

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 respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources

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 respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources

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 amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)

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 amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)

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 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

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)
37-2

Antipoverty Act

Dead
37-1

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (early pension entitlement for police officers and firefighters)

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 (5)

Division #61
Negatived
2026-01-28T15:30:00

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)

32Yea
302Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 167N
Conservative
2Y / 135N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #223
Agreed To
2022-11-23T15:20:00

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

318Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
26Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #165
Agreed To
2022-06-22T15:00:00

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

323Yea
1Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 1N
Conservative
115Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #107
Agreed To
2021-05-05T15:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

297Yea
32Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
21Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #90
Agreed To
2021-04-14T15:20:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism

301Yea
32Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
120Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (62)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-228.

2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from April 1 consideration of the motion that Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

… Canadians impacted: They have not received their severance or have received pennies on the dollar. Bill C-228 would do three things. First, it would allow the annual report on the solvency of funds to be tabled here in the House so that it is a matter of public record and we know which funds are in trouble. …

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Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

…vide the same level of protection for workers, although it is an improvement over what we have now. Bill C-228 also contains amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act of 1985 that were not included in the Bloc Québécois bill. These changes only affect federally regulated businesses, such as telecommuni…

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Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman2022-06-15
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

…rliament has this issue which we all agree is important, but it dies on the Order Paper. Hopefully, Bill C-228, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, will finally see our legislature take concrete action to pro…

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Mr. Richard Bragdon2022-06-14
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

… know for a fact that in June of last year, in the last Parliament, I saw my private member's bill, Bill C-228, go through and become law. The purpose of that bill was to work effectively between non-profit, faith-based and government organizations, both provincial governments and the federal government, to e…

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Mr. Chris Lewis2022-04-01
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-228, a bill brought forward by my good friend and colleague, the MP for Sarnia—Lambton. The intent of this excellently drafted bill is to offer concrete pension protection for Canadian seniors, something…

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Mrs. Marilène Gill2022-04-01
Pension Protection Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Sarnia—Lambton for introducing Bill C-228 and for being so open-minded in the House. I heard examples of this several times today. She said that we are ready to adopt this type of bill, and I completely agree. I want her to know that she wil…

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2022-04-01
Pension Protection Act
0

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, be read a second time and referred to a committee. Madam Spe…

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Mr. Daniel Blaikie2022-04-01
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-228, because it is a bill that grapples with a very important and long-standing issue in Canada's bankruptcy laws. For far too long, Canadian workers who have had the company either that they work at or …

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2022-02-15
Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12
0

Government Orders

… they expected because their employer went bankrupt. I am bringing a private member's bill forward, Bill C-228, the pension protection act, which would cause businesses to every year table a report on the solvency of their fund so that we have transparency to see whether those funds are in good shape. If they…

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