Bill C-228 — Loi modifiant la Loi sur le ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement (examen parlementaire préalable des traités)

This proposed law, called C-228, wanted to change how Canada makes agreements with other countries, called treaties. Right now, the government can agree to treaties without Parliament's direct input beforehand. This proposed law wanted to make it so that Parliament would get to look at and talk about treaties *before* Canada officially agreed to them. This change would have affected all Canadians because treaties can impact many things, like trade, the environment, and human rights. It would have also affected the government, by requiring them to share treaty information with Parliament earlier in the process. This proposed law mattered because it would have given Members of Parliament more say in important international agreements. Some people believe this would make Canada's treaty-making process more transparent and democratic. However, because the proposed law did not pass, the current process remains in place.