Bill C-50 · 39th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Budget Implementation Act, 2008
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget
Government bill. Became law.
- IntroducedMarch 14, 2008
- Debated in principleApril 10, 2008
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 9, 2008
- Passed the second chamberJune 16, 2008
- Became lawJune 18, 2008
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
- Terry StrattonSenate · Sponsor in the Senate
- Dean Del MastroDefends the government's record on immigration and manufacturing against Liberal criticism.
- Ed KomarnickiPresents the bill at third reading as showing responsible leadership in uncertain times.
- Ted MenziesLed debate for the government defending the bill and criticizing attempts to delay it over immigration backlog fixes.
- Brian Jeanpraises the northern living allowance increase and other government measures.
- Gerald KeddyDefends the EI account changes and government foreign aid record.
- Jim AbbottDisagreed with critics of the immigration provisions and defended the budget containing them.
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
Where members stand
That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following: “this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-50 · 2008-04-09 · Failed
How it changed on the way
67% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (42,244 words introduced, 41,171 passed).
substantial changeintent mostly kept
The bill retained its core purpose of implementing the 2008 budget and protecting the fiscal plan, but 67% of the introduced text was altered. Procedural headings, dates, and incomplete provisions were replaced or completed with assent details and refined wording.
- Introduction and first-reading details were replaced by statutes and assent information.
Before: “C-50 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-50 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget FIRST READING, MARCH 14, 2008 THE MINISTER OF FINANCE 90462”
After: “Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 STATUTES OF CANADA 2008 CHAPTER 28 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget ASSENTED TO 18th JUNE, 2008 BILL C-50”
How precisely it is written
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Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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