Bill C-56
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition 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:
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make a consequential amendment to the International Transfer of Offenders Act
An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Democratic representation)
An Act to give effect to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and the Labrador Inuit Tax Treatment Agreement
An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act
An Act respecting assisted human reproduction
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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Mr. Speaker, I want to know why Bill C-56 does not include an affordability criterion as part of the eligibility for the GST credit. Including it would have made things simple. The government could force private builders to make housing trul…
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…rward to working with him in the future. There are a few things I want to talk about in relation to Bill C-56. I want to echo some of the comments I heard my colleague from Winnipeg South Centre mention a few minutes ago in response to the first question with respect to affordability, more generally speaking…
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…ion to address the mess he has made of housing and grocery prices. Unfortunately, this legislation, Bill C-56, is inadequate. The Liberals could have adopted the comprehensive housing policy put forward by the Leader of the Opposition in the building homes not bureaucracy act, but instead, they are taking a …
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…mertime. People are finding it difficult. That is why it is important that we work together to pass Bill C-56, which would make a difference. That is why the minister of industry called the five CEOs of the major grocery companies to come to Ottawa, to tell them that it is really very important that we work …
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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-56 is very important legislation that we are debating. If we just reflect, in terms of our homes and our constituents, people are genuinely concerned about issues of housing affordability, the housing s…
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Madam Speaker, I have a question about the grocery portion of Bill C-56. I am reading the Competition Bureau's report from June of this year entitled, “Canada Needs More Grocery Competition”. In that report, the Competition Bureau makes the point that the big three retai…
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…sharing my time with the hon. member for Winnipeg North. I rise today to speak at second reading to Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act; also known as the affordable housing and groceries act. I believe this is an important and very much needed piece of legislation. Before I…
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moved that Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like to seek unanimous consent to share my time …
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…d, which is already breaking down barriers and encouraging municipalities to build more homes. With Bill C-56, we are doing even more with provinces like Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia already following our lead by eliminating provincial taxes on new rentals. We will build even more of t…
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…sed that the first piece of legislation of the session that we have in front of us to talk about is Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act. The government understands that many Canadians are struggling to make ends meet in these times of high inflation. Many measures that we have been introducin…
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