Bill C-56

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

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.

Sponsor:Chrystia Freeland
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-09-21

Other Bills Numbered C-56

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:

44-1

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act

Second reading (House)
41-2

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make a consequential amendment to the International Transfer of Offenders Act

Second reading (House)
41-1

An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

In committee (House)
40-3

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Democratic representation)

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to give effect to the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and the Labrador Inuit Tax Treatment Agreement

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act

In committee (House)
37-1

An Act respecting assisted human reproduction

In committee (House)

Division Votes (6)

Division #606
Agreed To
2023-12-11T17:45:42

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

316Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #474
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:30:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #473
Agreed To
2023-12-05T18:15:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 3)

309Yea
0Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #472
Negatived
2023-12-05T18:00:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)

137Yea
171Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Division #471
Negatived
2023-12-05T17:45:00

Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)

139Yea
172Nay
14Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
109Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #456
Agreed To
2023-11-23T23:45:00

2nd reading of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act

309Yea
1Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
108Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (251)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-56.

Mr. Ken McDonald2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

… bill, the Conservative opposition remains committed in its attempts to hinder the bill's progress. Bill C-56 is designed to address the challenges faced by Canadians, specifically in relation to the cost of groceries and the need for affordable housing—

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Mr. Tony Van Bynen2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to participate in today's debate on Bill C-56, the affordable housing and groceries act. Our government understands that many Canadians are struggling to make ends meet in these times of high inflation. It is committed to continue to make target…

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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

…ree with the member. They want us to forge ahead. We expect the Bloc Québécois to vote in favour of Bill C-56. That way, we will be able to push forward and reform the Competition Act, which has not been updated in 37 years.

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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

…Greens want to help Canadians, as I am sure they do, I have no doubt that when the vote comes up on Bill C-56, they will vote in favour of it and in favour of Canadians.

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Mr. Tony Van Bynen2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

… discuss some of the ways we are addressing those important issues through the measures outlined in Bill C-56. We know that for too many Canadians, including young people and new Canadians, the dream of owning a home is increasingly out of reach, and paying rent is becoming more expensive across the country.…

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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne2023-11-23
Finance
0

Oral Questions

…ce his colleagues to do one thing for Canadians before Christmas, he must convince them to vote for Bill C-56. This is a bill that will help with affordability, reform the Competition Act after 36 years and allow us to stabilize prices in Canada. I know my colleague is a man of influence. Will he be strong e…

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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

… colleagues are eager to go home, but Canadians are asking them to do one thing: to please vote for Bill C-56. They should give something to Canadians before they go on vacation and make sure we have more affordable housing and more affordability across this country.

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Mr. Gerald Soroka2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

…you that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Saskatoon West. I rise today to address Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. This debate is crucial, as it concerns not only the legislative process but also the fundamental issues of housing affordability and marke…

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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague that we have to do more. This is why we introduced Bill C-56. We said the meeting with grocers was a first step. We asked them to do what was necessary to help Canadians, but we are not fools; we know more has to be done. I know my colleague will vote in favou…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-11-23
Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-5…
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Government Orders

…House of Commons. Then they look surprised that we would bring in time allocation for the debate on Bill C-56. The bottom line is that time allocation was brought in because the Conservatives do not want to see this legislation passed—

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