Vote #45523 Nov 2023

Bill C-56 is a proposed law that would change taxes and how companies compete with each other.

Passed171 Yeas

135 Nays

12 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about Bill C-56, which aims to make life more affordable for Canadians. It does this by changing some tax rules and competition laws. Specifically, Bill C-56 wants to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from new rental apartment construction. This should encourage builders to create more rental units, which could lower rent prices. The bill also proposes changes to the Competition Act. These changes would give the government more power to stop companies from working together to keep prices high. If Bill C-56 passes, it could lead to more affordable housing and lower prices for everyday goods. Citizens should care because this proposed law could directly impact their wallets and make it easier to find a place to live.

Related Bill

C-56

Tax and Competition Law Changes

This new law is now approved. It's meant to help with the cost of housing and food. It changes some tax rules and competition rules to try and make things more affordable.

Introduced Sep 21, 2023·Last discussed Dec 15, 2023

Hon. Chrystia Freeland

New Law

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Yea (97)

Nay (102)

Paired (4)

Did not vote (137)

Did Not Vote (137)

Liberal: 78Conservative: 55Bloc Québécois: 3NDP: 1

Sima Acan (Liberal)

Fares Al Soud (Liberal)

Rebecca Alty (Liberal)

Scott Anderson (Conservative)

Carol Anstey (Conservative)

Chak Au (Conservative)

Roman Baber (Conservative)

Burton Bailey (Conservative)

Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)

Buckley Belanger (Liberal)

Jim Bélanger (Conservative)

David Bexte (Conservative)

Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

Steven Bonk (Conservative)

Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)

Richard Bragdon (Conservative)

Mark Carney (Liberal)

Wade Chang (Liberal)

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)

Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)

Maggie Chi (Liberal)

Leslie Church (Liberal)

Braedon Clark (Liberal)

Sandra Cobena (Conservative)

Connie Cody (Conservative)

Paul Connors (Liberal)

Chris d'Entremont (Liberal)

Raquel Dancho (Conservative)

Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)

John-Paul Danko (Liberal)

Fred Davies (Conservative)

Mike Dawson (Conservative)

Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)

Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)

Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)

Kerry Diotte (Conservative)

Philip Earle (Liberal)

Ali Ehsassi (Liberal)

Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)

Jessica Fancy (Liberal)

Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)

Greg Fergus (Liberal)

Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)

Vince Gasparro (Liberal)

Leah Gazan (NDP)

Garnett Genuis (Conservative)

Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)

Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)

Harb Gill (Conservative)

Sukhman Gill (Conservative)

Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)

Marilyn Gladu (Liberal)

Joël Godin (Conservative)

Wade Grant (Liberal)

Will Greaves (Liberal)

Jason Groleau (Conservative)

Claude Guay (Liberal)

Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)

Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)

Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)

Emma Harrison (Liberal)

Alana Hirtle (Liberal)

Vincent Ho (Conservative)

Tim Hodgson (Liberal)

Corey Hogan (Liberal)

Kurt Holman (Conservative)

Ahmed Hussen (Liberal)

Grant Jackson (Conservative)

Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

Matt Jeneroux (Liberal)

Jamil Jivani (Conservative)

Natilien Joseph (Liberal)

Jeff Kibble (Conservative)

Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)

Ernie Klassen (Liberal)

Helena Konanz (Conservative)

Tamara Kronis (Conservative)

Ned Kuruc (Conservative)

Linda Lapointe (Liberal)

Ginette Lavack (Liberal)

Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)

Andrew Lawton (Conservative)

Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)

Carlos Leitão (Liberal)

Michael Ma (Liberal)

Kent MacDonald (Liberal)

Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)

Chris Malette (Liberal)

Gaétan Malette (Conservative)

Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)

David McKenzie (Conservative)

Jill McKnight (Liberal)

Stephanie McLean (Liberal)

Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)

Costas Menegakis (Conservative)

Marjorie Michel (Liberal)

Shannon Miedema (Liberal)

Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)

Billy Morin (Conservative)

David Myles (Liberal)

Juanita Nathan (Liberal)

Chi Nguyen (Liberal)

Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)

Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)

Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)

Tom Osborne (Liberal)

Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois)

Nathalie Provost (Liberal)

Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)

Aslam Rana (Liberal)

Scott Reid (Conservative)

Colin Reynolds (Conservative)

Gregor Robertson (Liberal)

Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)

Ellis Ross (Conservative)

Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)

Zoe Royer (Liberal)

Gurbux Saini (Liberal)

Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)

Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)

Sonia Sidhu (Liberal)

Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)

Evan Solomon (Liberal)

Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)

William Stevenson (Conservative)

Matt Strauss (Conservative)

Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)

Fraser Tolmie (Conservative)

Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)

Brad Vis (Conservative)

Chris Warkentin (Conservative)

Tim Watchorn (Liberal)

Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal)

John Zerucelli (Liberal)