Bill S-245
An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day
Bill S-245 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.
Other Bills Numbered S-245
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 4 sessions:
An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)
An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)
Division Votes (1)
2nd reading of Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)
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Parliamentary Debates (80)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-245.
Private Members' Business
Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill S-245. I want to extend my thanks to my hon. colleague from the Bloc Québécois who just spoke. The New Democrats vote in favour of policies that are good for Canadians and will, of course, oppose those tha…
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…. If it is not good for Quebec, we vote against it. We always explain the reasons for our decision. Bill S-245 does not really fit in that framework. It is about Canadian citizenship. It affects people who may live in Quebec, our constituents, but it also affects people who may live elsewhere in Canada or eve…
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…volving Quebec citizenship. That will happen one day, I guarantee it. The matter before us today is Bill S-245. An injustice occurred. IRCC is in the process of correcting it, but is this not proof once again that IRCC is taking far too long to correct the injustices? Is this not proof that IRCC has grown far…
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moved that Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-245, an act to am…
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…nd this important bill that is being sponsored by my colleague, the member for Calgary Forest Lawn. Bill S-245 is one key step towards ensuring the inclusion of Canadians as citizens who have fallen through the cracks due to a gap in legislation. This group, commonly called the lost Canadians, is actually one…
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…nged; she had to shame the government to give her a special grant and to give her citizenship back. Bill S-245 would fix this age 28 rule, and that is a good thing. However, this bill does not address the other issues for lost Canadians. Through Bill C-37, the Conservatives ended the extension of citizenship …
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…t for people to apply to retain their citizenship when they turned 28. In fact, the main message of Bill S-245 is that we should be giving citizenship back to all of the people who lost it because of provisions in previous Canadian laws that were overly complex, unfair, sexist or even racist. At the risk of r…
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-245, seeking to make amendments to the Citizenship Act and address concerns raised on past citizenship. I would first like to extend my thanks to Senator Yonah Martin for her advocacy and for bringing fo…
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moved that Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians), be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to move first reading of Bill S-245, an act to amend th…
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…se that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-245, an act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians).
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