Bill C-21 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Political Loans Accountability Act
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans)
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedNov. 2, 2011
- Debated in principleOct. 2, 2012
- Studied by a committeeNot reached
- Passed its first chamberNot reached
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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
- Tom LukiwskiStates full support for the bill and its elements to make the loans regime fair and transparent.
- Tim UppalPresents the bill as fulfilling a government commitment to strengthen accountability on political loans.
- Charmaine BorgExplicitly states support at second reading and praises the bill's transparency and repayment rules.
- Annick PapillonEndorses the bill's goal of removing wealthy influence and unfair advantages in politics.
- Anne Minh-Thu QuachRejects the claim that the bill harms women and frames access issues as broader social matters rather than flaws in the bill.
- Harold AlbrechtQuestions the length of debt extensions from past leadership races, implying need for the bill's reforms.
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.
What it set out to do
On 2 November 2011, the Minister of State (Democratic Reform) introduced Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans) (Political Loans Accountability Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. The bill amends the Canada Elections act as follows: • all loans to political entities, including mandatory disclosure of terms, and the identity of all lenders and loan guarantors, must be uniform and transparent; • unions and corporations are prohibited from making loans to political parties, associations, and candidates; • limiting the amount of loans and loan guarantees that individuals can make within the framework of the permitted individual annual contribution; • limiting to financial institutions and political entities the ability to make loans beyond the annual contribution limit for individuals, and only at commercial rates of interest; and • tighter rules for the treatment of unpaid loans to ensure candidates cannot walk away from unpaid loans.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
Where members stand
That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. · 2012-10-02 · Passed
How it changed on the way
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How precisely it is written
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Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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