C-449
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-449
An Act regarding free public transit for seniors
first reading, September 30, 2009
NOTE
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the Second Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Proulx
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SUMMARY
This enactment allows the Minister of Finance to make direct payments to a trust established to help provinces, territories and municipalities to offer seniors free local public transit, anywhere in Canada, during off-peak hours.
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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-449
An Act regarding free public transit for seniors
Preamble
Whereas seniors should be encouraged to lead active social lives and to escape the isolation in which some of them live;
Whereas transportation is a problem for many seniors in Canada;
Whereas public transit is often the only method of transportation available to some of them;
And whereas the Government of Canada wants to offer financial support to that end;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Free Public Transit for Seniors Act.
INTERPRETATION
Definition of “senior”
2. In this Act, “senior” means any person 65 years of age or older.
PUBLIC TRANSIT TRUST
Payments
3. (1) The Minister of Finance may make direct payments to a trust established to fund free local public transit for seniors, anywhere in Canada, during off-peak hours.
Determination of amount
(2) The amount to be paid to any province, territory or municipality shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture establishing the trust.
Amounts to be paid out of C.R.F.
(3) There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, on the requisition of the Minister of Finance, any amounts to be paid pursuant to this section, at the times and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.
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