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Bill C-224 explained in plain English

An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)

Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Federal Parliament
Legislature / Parliament
Parliament of Canada
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill C-224
Full title
An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Outside the Order of Precedence
Last updated
Nov 21, 2008

Official Parliament of Canada snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. MP vote breakdowns appear when the House of Commons publishes a recorded division export for that bill. Senate and House stage details include official debate/sitting links when LEGISinfo publishes them.

Chamber
Parliament of Canada
Current Stage
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest Activity
Nov 21, 2008
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

AI-assisted, reviewed before publishing
Short Version

Bill C-224 proposes to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights to add a new right to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers.

What It Means

Bill C-224 is a proposed amendment to the Canadian Bill of Rights that would add a new protected right: the right of individuals to proper housing at a reasonable cost and without unreasonable barriers (including financial barriers). The bill's preamble states that Parliament recognizes the dignity and worth of all individuals and acknowledges that access to adequate housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers is necessary to protect this right. The amendment would add this new right as section 1(b.1) of the Canadian Bill of Rights.

What This Bill Does
  • Proposes to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights by adding a new protected right
  • Establishes the right of individuals to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers
  • Inserts this new right as paragraph (b.1) after paragraph (b) in Section 1 of the Canadian Bill of Rights
Who Is Affected
  • All individuals in Canada (as the Canadian Bill of Rights applies to all individuals within Canadian jurisdiction)
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill text does not define what constitutes 'proper housing'
  • The bill text does not define what constitutes a 'reasonable cost'
  • The bill text does not specify what types of barriers would be considered 'unreasonable'
  • The bill text does not provide enforcement mechanisms or remedies for violations of this right
  • The bill text does not indicate how this right would interact with existing federal, provincial, or municipal housing laws and policies
  • The bill was not passed—it remains at the First Reading stage as of the information provided
  • The bill does not specify whether this right would be enforceable in courts or what remedies would be available
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Canadian Bill of Rights
amends

Adds a new protected right to proper housing at a reasonable cost and free of unreasonable barriers as paragraph (b.1) in Section 1

Source: Section 1

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Parliamentary Process

Step 1
First reading
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We don't have a plain-language summary for First reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 2
Second reading
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 3
Third reading
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 1
First reading
Nov 21, 2008
Completed

Bill C-224, an Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights concerning the right to housing, was introduced and received its first reading in the House of Commons on November 21, 2008, and is currently outside the Order of Precedence.

Introduction and first reading, Nov 21, 2008
End of stage activity, Nov 21, 2008
Chamber sittings
Introduction and first reading - Nov 21, 2008

On November 21, 2008, the House of Commons held a sitting that included debate on the Speech from the Throne and the introduction of several bills, including one proposing to add the right to housing to the Canadian Bill of Rights.

Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 3
Consideration in committee
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Consideration in committee yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 4
Report stage
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Report stage yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Step 5
Third reading
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We don't have a plain-language summary for Third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.

Debate and sitting links point to official parliamentary sources when LEGISinfo publishes them. Any plain-language discussion summaries should be generated from those official texts and reviewed before public display.

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Peter Stoffer
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Federal Parliament

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced