- Bill C-38 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures parl.gc.ca or download PDF
- Status of Bill LegisInfo
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Bill C-38, the destructive ‘budget implementation’ act Council of Canadians | April 26 2012
Tread carefully, Tories: Governments can live to regret omnibus bills Globe & Mail | May 8 2012
Andrew Coyne: Bill C-38 shows us how far Parliament has fallen National Post | April 30 2012
Hon. Irwin Cotler: Debate on Bill C-38 – “A sad chapter in Canadian parliamentary history” Irwin Cotler | May 3 2012
Opposition wants Harper government to break up omnibus budget bill iPolitics | May 7 2012
John Ivison: Liberty lost in stampede to pass Tories’ omnibus budget bill National Post | May 7 2012
Critics see Tory omnibus bill as abusive, unethical Potmedia | May 3 2012
Omnibus bill fails test Red Deer Advocate | May 4 2012
Federal Budget 2012: Tories criticized for using majority to limit debate on omnibus budget bill Toronto Start | May 3 2012
NDP, government debate splitting omnibus budget bill: NDP wants 400-page omnibus bill split into five measures; Tories accuse them of stalling CBC | May 7 2012
Labour
Federal Budget Implementation Bill Introduced (C-38) Legislative News
Critics warn Bill C-38 could force unemployed into jobs they don’t want Yahoo News | May 6 2012
New EI rules could force unemployed into jobs they don’t want Globe & Mail | May 3 2012
Federal government links employment insurance and temporary foreign workers Daily Commercial News | April 3 2012
Employment Insurance recipients may be forced to accept jobs filled by temporary foreign workers Vancouver Sun | April 19 2012
Budget bill gives Conservatives broad power over EI rules Globe & Mail | May 3 2012
EI appeals to take longer: advocate Winnipeg Free Press | May 4 2012
Tories reveal more about plan to link EI benefits to regional labour demands Province | April 30 2012
Environment
Bill C-38 /2012 Budget Bill : Legal Perspective on Env. Changes to Federal Regulatory System Sierra Club | April 30 2012
Omnibus bill a threat to fish habitat, environmentalists say Kamloops Daily News | May 4 2012
$7.7B in contaminated sites a legacy of weak oversight: Environment auditor says without regulations, revised emissions targets are out of reach CBC | May 8 2012
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