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33 Parliamentary Bills that died on December 29th, 2009

These bills died when Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided he needed three months off instead of governing the country

The record of 33 Government Bill that will die includes 24 at First Reading, 1 back from Standing Committee and 8 either passed or voted on. During the 40th Parliament, 28 Government Bills were given Royal Assent.

Some of the legislation left on the table includes law-and-order bills like mandatory sentencing for marijuana possession that fit the Harper agenda but don’t have the support of the majority of the population.

Bill C-15Anti-drug-crime bill -The Minister of Justice, would lead to harsh mandatory sentences for small drug crimes and fill Canadian jails like the US War on Drugs. Tories have promised the faithful to bring it back, in Senate


C-1 Oaths of office, procedural, sponsored by Prime Minister, first reading

C8 – An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves, by Minister of Indian Affairs, First Reading vote

C-13 An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act, chapter 22 of the Statutes of Canada, 1998 and chapter 25 of the Statutes of Canada, 2004 , The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, first reading

C-19 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions), The Minister of Justice, first reading

C-20 An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident. The Minister of Natural Resources, back from Standing Committee

C-23 An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia The Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, first reading and votes

C-26 – An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime) The Minister of Justice, in Senate

C-27 An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability e-commerce etc
. (anti-spam and anti-phishing) The Minister of Industry, gone to Senate

C-30 An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, The Minister of State (Democratic Reform) removal of Senate Ethics Commissioner and transfer of authority to Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, first reading

C-31 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, The Minister of Justice, first reading

C-34 Protecting Victims from Sex Offenders ActThe Minister of Public Safety, first reading

C-35 An Act to deter terrorism, and to amend the State Immunity Act The Minister of Public Safety, first reading

Bill C-36: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act) The Minister of Justice, sent to Senate

C-37 An Act to amend the National Capital Act and other Acts The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, first reading

C-40 An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act Expanded Voting Opportunities Act, The Minister of State (Democratic Reform), first reading

C-42 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Ending Conditional Sentences for Property and Other Serious Crimes Act)The Minister of Justice, first reading

C-43 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code The Minister of Public Safety, first reading

C-44 An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, first reading held over from last year when House prorogued

C-45 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, first reading of bill held over from both 2007 and 2008

Plus Bills 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, and 64.

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