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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An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff
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Division Votes (0)
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Parliamentary Debates (40)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-216.
Government Orders
…lation so there is no discrepancy between the two countries. Currently languishing in the Senate is Bill S-216, formerly my bill, Bill C-423. It is stronger than the current British legislation and would be a complete answer for any issue raised by the U.K. I have had some very positive conversations with the…
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…ntroduced Bill C-423, the modern slavery act. That bill has been picked up in the Senate and is now Bill S-216. As its successor, it is making a painful way through the Senate. The Government of Canada would be well advised to take it over. It works on the presumption that Canadians would not knowingly buy pr…
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…to the Canada Border Services Agency. Other measures have been put forward. I am very supportive of Bill S-216, which was discussed previously in this debate. It is a bill that would go farther toward addressing these issues, in terms of the supply chain. However, more work needs to be done, even on top of th…
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…l divides. Working together on this actually works. We have seen this right here in Parliament with Bill S-216, an act to enact the modern slavery act. This bill is a result of the work of my colleague from Scarborough—Guildwood. It was introduced in the Senate by our Senate co-chair and supported by all APPG…
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…he Walk Free foundation conservatively estimates that some 40 million people are enslaved globally. Bill S-216, sponsored by Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, and its predecessor Bill C-423, sponsored by me, stipulated that companies of significant size be required to report annually to the Minister of Public Sa…
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…o human trafficking. Were the government to see fit, I think it would be a happy outcome if in fact Bill S-216 or some version thereof be adopted sooner rather than later.
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…er's response to it? Could he make any comparisons between those measures and what is called for by Bill S-216?
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…very large fish and seafood products company based in the east coast. They are highly supportive of Bill S-216 because they find themselves competing with shrimp boats that have slaves on them from the South China Sea. Those slave boats, for lack of a better term, can produce fish and seafood products at an e…
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… End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. My colleague from Scarborough—Guildwood also spoke about Bill S-216, which addresses another issue that has more to do with supply chains. We are therefore dealing with different issues. As I said, we met with a group of women who talked to us about human trafficking…
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…n the denial of consular and/or government financial support. Fourth, let us adopt and/or take over Bill S-216, formerly my private member's Bill, bill C-423. It would compel all companies of a certain size to certify to their shareholders and to the Minister of Public Safety that they have examined their sup…
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