[homeles_ot-l] Bill C-304 (national housing act) to get detailed review at Commons' HUMA committee on Monday

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . . An update on Bill C-304 from Michael Shapcott who has also
informed us that: 

"A private members' bill is not allowed to usurp 'royal prerogative' - which
is the historic right of the crown to control finances. Bill C-304 is
designed to avoid that trap - no spending imperatives. The Conservatives
have already tried to have the bill disallowed based on 'royal prerogative'
but the Speaker has ruled that it is acceptable. No doubt the Tories will
try once again to block the bill at third reading, but I cannot imagine that
if the Bill passes the Commons and Senate then the Governor General will
refuse to sign it." after a southern Ontario MP (a Conservative and a
lawyer) said that "the Governor General will not sign any legislation with
financial implications that does not have the support of the party forming
the government." 

 

The link to the bill and changes in it are highlighted below.

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Cell 613-513-6647

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: hhno-on-owner at povnet.org [mailto:hhno-on-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Shapcott
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Subject: [hhno-on] WI backgrounder: Bill C-304 (national housing act) to get
detailed review at Commons' HUMA committee on Monday

 

Bill
<http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=4330048&fil
e=4>  C-304, the private members' bill from MP Libby Davies to create a
much-needed national housing act for Canada, will get clause-by-clause
review at the Commons' HUMA committee on Monday afternoon. A number of
groups, including the Wellesley Institute, have been pressing for amendments
to strengthen the draft legislation - and the changes
<http://www.socialrights.ca/documents/Bill%20C-304%20Unofficial%20E.pdf>
that are expected will bring the bill into line with Canada's international
housing obligations. At second reading, a majority of MPs supported the
draft bill - including all the NDP, Liberal and Bloc members, plus a
Conservative MP. After committee consideration, the bill goes back to the
floor of the Commons for third and final reading, before moving over to the
Senate and then royal proclamation. Once adopted, the bill will require the
federal government to consult widely and then produce a comprehensive
national housing plan within 180 days.

 

-          Michael 

 

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Michael Shapcott | Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation |
Wellesley Institute 

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E-mail:   michael at wellesleyinstitute.com

 

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