Bill S-216
An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada
Bill S-216 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.
Other Bills Numbered S-216
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 12 sessions:
An Act to declare the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada
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Division Votes (0)
No recorded division votes found for this bill.
Parliamentary Debates (40)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-216.
Private Members' Business
…let me confine my thanks to a select few who have helped us from Bill C-423 to Bill C-243, and from Bill S-216 to now Bill S-211. We would not be here without Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and her tireless efforts on Bill S-211 and Bill S-216, along with Jérôme Asselin-Lussier from her office and Shawn Boyle …
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… Canadians going forward. Another private member's bill that I worked on, with Senator Omidvar, was Bill S-216, which would help charities. There was a barrier, a Canadian problem called “direction and control” in charity law, which stopped Canadian charities from giving out money and working with other insti…
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…would be once again subjected to a mountain of paperwork in the restrictions, although the basis of Bill S-216 was positive. We will be keeping a close watch on that. We are keeping a close watch, and we will follow up. As for the rest of Bill C-19, there are no measures we find strongly objectionable. For th…
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…of my colleague on how Bill C-19 ought to be amended to better reflect what has been put forward in Bill S-216 and how important it is to make sure that good work can be done in this sector.
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-216, an important bill supporting the good work in the charitable sector. I will begin by expressing what we have seen over the last few years, particularly during this pandemic, and how important the wo…
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moved that Bill S-216, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (use of resources of a registered charity), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great joy and pleasure to rise in this Ho…
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…at. I would like to cite a couple of examples. However, before I do that, I would like to recognize Bill S-216 and thank the senator for the fine work she has done in ensuring that it comes for debate in this chamber. What we are debating today is in good part being discussed in one of our standing committees…
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-216, which seeks to amend the Income Tax Act. I will begin by saying that the Bloc Québécois is in favour of this bill, which eases the fiscal framework for non-profit organizations, or NPOs. For the ben…
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Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to be able to speak in support of Bill S-216, a bill that would do away with the direction and control requirements currently in Canadian charities law. As I speak to this bill, I would like to recognize the excellent work of the sponsor in thi…
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…what remedy the government will put forward. The budget refers to changes that are in the spirit of Bill S-216, which is a bill sponsored by a colleague of mine in the Conservative Party, but it does not address the specific measures. I wonder if the member, who I know has some expertise in this area, can cla…
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