Bill C-59 is about putting into action parts of the government's financial plans from last fall and from the budget in March.

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about whether to move forward with Bill C-59. This proposed law would make changes to taxes and other government programs that were announced in the fall economic statement and the budget. Think of the budget as the government's plan for how to spend money. Bill C-59 takes some of the ideas from that plan and turns them into actual laws. The parts of the bill being voted on deal with things like clean energy, business taxes, and support for workers. If the members of parliament vote yes, the proposed law will go to the next step where it can be studied more closely and possibly changed. If they vote no, the proposed law will not pass, and the changes to taxes and programs will not happen. This is important for everyday people because it affects how much money the government has and how it spends it on things that matter to Canadians.