Bill C-101 · 42th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act
Government bill. Became law.
- IntroducedJune 5, 2019
- Debated in principleJune 10, 2019
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 19, 2019
- Passed the second chamberJune 20, 2019
- Became lawJune 20, 2019
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
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 5 June 2019, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-101, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-101 provides for the repeal of subsections 55(5) and (6) of the Customs Tariff and their subsequent re-enactment two years later. It also makes consequential amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
Where members stand
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
43% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (806 words introduced, 527 passed).
minor changeintent kept
The bill's purpose and core provisions stayed the same from introduction to passage. Only dates and minor formatting details were updated.
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The bill uses fixed time periods and clear conditions to limit when new tariff orders can be made. All rules are stated as objective calculations rather than opinions or standards.
Clear-cut
“there has elapsed a period equal to the greater of two years and the total period during which the order or orders were in effect”
Replaces discretion with an exact arithmetic test based on prior order duration.“at least one year has elapsed since the previous order took effect; and (b) not more than two orders have been made with respect to the goods under subsection (1) within the period of five years”
Sets bright-line numerical limits that can be verified from dates alone.“the Tribunal may commence an inquiry into a complaint under subsection (1) in respect of the goods no earlier than 180 days before the end of the period”
Provides a fixed 180-day window measured from a known statutory end date.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; all timing rules are fixed in the statute itself.
Challenging the law itself. The provisions contain no subjective language that would support a vagueness or overbreadth claim under section 7 of the Charter.
Disputing a charge under it. Whether an order is barred turns solely on verifiable calendar calculations, leaving little room for factual dispute.
Read by a language model from the royal assent text; every quoted phrase appears in the bill. A reading of the drafting, not legal advice.
Did it work?
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