Bill C-2

	Bill C-2 Bill C-2 refers to various legislation introduced into the House of Commons of Canada. Because Bill C-1 is a ''pro forma'' bill asserting the independence of Parliament, Bill C-2 is the first substantive bill introduced into each session of the House. Legislation introduced as Bill C-2 includes: * ''An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act'', introduced in 2004 to the first session of the 38th Parliament * ''Federal Accountability Act The Federal Accountability Act (full title: "An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability") (the Act) is a statute introduce ...,'' introduced in 2006 to the first session of the 39th Parliament {{SIA Canadian federal legislation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill C-1 Bills C-1 and S-1 are ''pro forma'' bills introduced in the House of Commons and Senate respectively at the opening of each session of the Parliament of Canada. The bills are given a first reading and are then never proceeded with further. Being ''pro forma'' pieces of legislation, introducing them is mostly a formal tradition. They are introduced each session in the Commons and Senate for the purpose of reasserting the right of Members to depart from the reasons for summoning Parliament contained in the Speech from the Throne and to proceed with such business before considering the Speech, therefore signifying Parliament's freedom from the direction of the Crown of Canada. History The introduction of a ''pro forma'' bill is a practice that has existed since before Confederation. It originated in the English House of Commons in 1558. As in the current Canadian practice, the bill in the English (later British) House was meant to show that the House could choose in which ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	An Act To Amend The Criminal Code (protection Of Children And Other Vulnerable Persons) And The Canada Evidence Act ''An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Protection of Children and Other Vulnerable Persons) and the Canada Evidence Act'' is an act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 2005. The Act amended several statutes related to the consent of sexual acts, sexual offences, and child abuse. The Act amended Section 153 of the Criminal Code to additionally prohibit the sexual touching of a person under the age of 18 if they are "in a relationship with a young person that is exploitative of the young person", increased various penalties related to child abuse, made voyeurism an offence, and expands the definition of child pornography to include audio recordings and writings "whose dominant characteristic is the description, for a sexual purpose, of sexual activity with a person under the age of eighteen years." Legislative history The legislation was first introduced as Bill C-20 to the House of Commons on 5 December, 2002 in the second session of the 37th Canadian Parliament by Minister of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Federal Accountability Act The Federal Accountability Act (full title: "An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability") (the Act) is a statute introduced as Bill C-2 in the first session of the 39th Canadian Parliament on April 11, 2006, by the President of the Treasury Board (Canada), President of the Treasury Board, John Baird (Canadian politician), John Baird. The aim was to reduce the opportunity to exert influence with money by banning corporate, union, and large personal political donations; five-year lobbying ban on former ministers, their aides, and senior public servants; providing protection for whistleblowers; and enhancing the power of the Auditor General of Canada, Auditor General to follow the money spent by the Government of Canada, government. The bill aimed to increase the transparency of government spending, and establish clearer links between approved expenditures and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]