✔︎ C-69 (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
C-69: An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
Our government put forward Bill C-69 to restore credibility to our environmental assessment process and ensure that good projects go ahead. Our goal is to protect the environment, support reconciliation and meaningfully consult with Indigenous peoples, and ensure that good projects can get built to create new jobs and opportunities for Canadians.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ C-68 (Fisheries Act amendment)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
C-68: n Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
Our government is committed to protecting our biodiversity and C-68 will restore lost protections to fish and fish habitat and incorporate modern safeguards into law. Amendments to the Bill returns the Fisheries Act to the prohibition against the harmful alteration,disruption,or destruction of fish habitat and extends protection to all fish and their habitats.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ S-218 (An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
S-218: An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
Bill S-218 is aligned with the Government’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as with the Canadian Multiculturalism Policy which aims to recognize the existence of communities whose members share the same origin and their contribution to the history of the country, and to foster their development.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ C-64 (Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
C-64: An Act respecting wrecks, abandoned, dilapidated or hazardous vessels and salvage operations.
Report.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
This legislation addresses a longstanding concern of coastal communities and demonstrates in a concrete fashion our Government’s commitment to protect the environment, while also safeguarding communities from the costs and economic harm created by irresponsible vessel owners.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ C-59 (National Security)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
C-59: An Act respecting national security matters.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
I voted in favour of this legislation as it will ensure the safety of Canadians and address problematic parts of Bill C-51 from the previous parliament, which our governement committed to doing.
Result
Passed.
Bill S-210 Passes Unanimously in the House of Commons
Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the
Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts,
was introduced by Senator Mobina Jaffer in the Senate, and sponsored by John Aldag, Member
of Parliament for Cloverdale—Langley City in the House of Commons. The legislation passed
unanimously at Third Reading in the House of Commons.
June 18, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario
Senate Public Bill S-210 has completed its final stage in the House of Commons.
Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the
Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts,
was introduced by Senator Mobina Jaffer in the Senate, and sponsored by John Aldag, Member
of Parliament for Cloverdale—Langley City in the House of Commons. The legislation passed
unanimously at Third Reading in the House of Commons.
Bill S-210 removes the unnecessary and divisive short title “Barbaric Cultural Practices” from Bill
S-7, which was introduced by the previous Conservative government. The passage of Bill S-210
reflects the importance of Canadian diversity and multiculturalism. The legislation will come in
to force upon receiving Royal Assent.
“I am privileged to have had the opportunity to sponsor Bill S-210 in the House of Commons.
All-party support for and passage of Bill S-210 reflects the importance of the language we use
and is a clear rejection of the politics of fear and division.”- John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City
“We can call terrorists barbaric, we can call violence barbaric, but we cannot call cultures
barbaric. We have evolved philosophically and intellectually as a society and frankly should
know better at this point in our evolution than to stir up old tactics of dividing cultures; that is
very divisive in society. Bill S-210 will remove the short title.”- The Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Senator
For more information:
Kurtis Layden
Office of John Aldag, Member of Parliament
613-992-0884
john.aldag.a1@parl.gc.ca
Melina Bouchard
Office of the Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Senator
613-992-0189
Melina.Bouchard@sen.parl.gc.c
✔︎ C-344 (Community Benefit)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
C-344: An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (community benefit)
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
I support this PMB and would like to see it referred to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities committee for further review. The Bill proposes, at the Minister’s discretion, to require bidders on federal construction, maintenance and repair contracts to include information on the community benefits that the project will provide. There are no direct financial implications to support Bill C-344. Implementation of Bill C-344 could have financial implications depending on how the Government decides to advance community benefits in federal investments.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ S-210 (Barbaric Cultural Practices)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
S-210: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Report.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
This bill allows for necessary modernization to an already existing act.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ M-157 (Visitability)
Voted yea. Motion passed.
Motion
M-157: Visitability. That the House recognize the importance that Visitability can have for Canadians of all ages and abilities, and particularly persons with a physical disability, aging individuals, seniors and their families, in Canada.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
That the House recognize the importance that Visitability can have for Canadians of all ages and abilities, and particularly persons with a physical disability, aging individuals, seniors and their families, in Canada
Result
Passed.
✔︎ S-210 (An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
S-210: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
The purpose of the Bill is to change the language in the title of Bill S-7, which is problematic and carries important symbolic value. It does not make any changes to the substance of the legislation.
Result
Passed.