Bill C-207
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70 Elizabeth II, 2021 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)
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FIRST READING, December 7, 2021
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Ms. Blaney |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Bill of Rights to include the right to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70 Elizabeth II, 2021 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-207 |
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An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing) |
Preamble
Whereas Parliament recognizes the dignity and worth of all individuals and acknowledges that they have the right to enjoy the security and benefits provided by proper housing;
And whereas continued access to proper housing, free of unreasonable financial or other barriers, is necessary to ensure that right;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1960, c. 44
Canadian Bill of Rights
1 Section 1 of the Canadian Bill of Rights is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b):
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(b.1) the right of the individual to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers;
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First anniversary
2 This Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the day on which it receives royal assent.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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