Legislation lostThe 36 bills that diedThe following is a list of bills that were lost when Stephen Harper suspended Parliament — their status and the amount of time spent debating them to dateBILL C-6 Creates a new system to regulate consumer products that pose a health danger Third reading in Senate 37 hours, 42 minutes BILL C-8 Provides rules for dealing with property on first nations reserves in the event of divorce or death of a spouse First reading in House 5 hours, 15 minutes BILL C-13 Boosts the regulatory powers for the Canadian Grain Commission First reading in House 5 hours, 39 minutes BILL C-15 Amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; allows judges to impose harsh sentences on drug traffickers Third reading in Senate 62 hours, 3 minutes BILL C-19 Adds new terrorism measures to Criminal Code, including investigative hearings to gather information in terrorism cases First reading in House 3 hours, 55 minutes BILL C-20 Raises the cap on liability in the event of a nuclear incident Committee report tabled 21 hours BILL C-23 Implements a free-trade agreement with Colombia First reading in House 30 hours, 3 minutes BILL C-26 Adds theft of a motor vehicle as a new offence to the Criminal Code Second reading in Senate 10 hours BILL C-27 Sets limits on e-mail spam sent by companies Second reading in Senate 28 hours, 19 minutes BILL C-30 Eliminates the position of the Senate ethics officer and transfers the duties to the ethics commissioner First reading in House 1 hour, 5 minutes BILL C-31 Makes changes to Criminal Code, including a new definition of prize fight and new rules on how to apply for warrants Second reading in House 3 hours, 4 minutes BILL C-34 Strengthens the National Sex Offender Registry and the National DNA Data Bank Committee report tabled 6 hours, 39 minutes BILL C-35 Creates grounds that allow victims of terrorism to sue First reading in House 2 hours, 17 minutes BILL C-36 Eliminates faint-hope clause that allows those with life sentences to apply for parole after 15 years First reading in Senate 17 hours, 54 minutes BILL C-37 Expands public input into National Capital Commission Second reading in House 8 hours, 33 minutes BILL C-40 Increases advance polling in elections First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-42 Ends conditional sentences for serious crimes Second reading in House 9 hours, 26 minutes BILL C-43 Increases role of crime victims in parole process Second reading in House 3 hours, 50 minutes BILL C-44 Ends Canada Post's monopoly on international mail First reading in House 1 hour, 55 minutes BILL C-45 Protects foreign nationals from exploitation through human trafficking First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-46 Gives police power to look for online predators Second reading in House 5 hours, 10 minutes BILL C-47 Regulates digital wiretapping in law enforcement Second reading in House 3 hours, 45 minutes BILL C-52 Provides retribution for victims of white-collar crime Second reading in House 13 hours, 42 minutes BILL C-53 Eliminates accelerated parole review First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-54 Ends sentence discounts for multiple acts of murders First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-55 Allows courts to ask for blood and urine samples First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-57 Implements a free-trade agreement with Jordan First reading in House 2 hours, 3 minutes BILL C-58 Requires Internet service providers to report tips about child pornography Second reading in House 4 hours, 39 minutes BILL C-59 Provides additional factors in deciding if an offender can be transferred back to Canada First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-60 Permits Canadian and American law enforcement to work jointly in boundary waters First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-61 Imposes binding arbitration between CN Rail and Teamsters Canada First reading in House 0 minutes BILL C-63 Allows first nations to register commercial real-estate developments on reserves First reading in House 0 minutes BILL S-5 Repeals long-gun registry First reading in Senate 0 minutes BILL S-6 Amends Canada Election Act to limit loans to political parties First reading in Senate 52 minutes BILL S-7 Limits term of senators appointed after Oct. 14, 2008 First reading in Senate 1 hour, 55 minutes BILL S-8 Implements tax-evasion treaties with Colombia, Greece and Turkey Third reading in Senate 1 hour, 49 minutes From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 7:04PM EST Last updated on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 8:35PM EST
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