Bills before Parliament

Supporters say

• Patients and doctors often cannot access or share health records across providers, clinics, and provinces. The bill would set national rules so records can move with patients, reducing delays and errors in care.
• Doctors spend too much time on paperwork and faxing. A national interoperability framework would let electronic records connect, freeing time for patient care.
• Common national data standards would give technology vendors one set of rules instead of different requirements in each province, lowering costs and making it easier to build systems that work across Canada.

Supporters say

• Automatic federal benefits would help people receive benefits they are entitled to, even if they have not filed a tax return.
• A temporary immediate expensing rule (the productivity superdeduction) would let businesses write off new manufacturing and processing buildings faster, which supporters say will encourage investment and create jobs.
• The bill would limit tax deferral through multi-tiered corporate structures, require certain crypto platforms to report user transactions, and implement the undertaxed profits rule under the global minimum tax framework.

Supporters say

• Shoppers struggle to compare prices across different package sizes. Standard unit pricing, such as price per 100 grams or per litre, gives a common measure and helps people notice when a package shrinks while its price stays the same.
• The bill is about transparency, not price controls. It proposes a collaborative national framework that respects provincial and territorial jurisdiction and does not dictate how stores operate.
• Many grocers already display unit prices voluntarily, and industry groups say harmonized national standards would make this consistent across stores and provinces.

Supporters say

• Consumers spend heavily on appliances that break early. A national framework would target durability and repairability, which could save money and reduce waste.
• The bill would set national minimum standards that provinces can build on, bringing consistency to the current patchwork of provincial laws.
• Better access to replacement parts, repair information and software would let consumers and independent repairers choose lower-cost repairs. Supporters cite an analysis estimating savings of up to 30% on routine car repairs.

Supporters say

• Problem gambling among young men is rising, and many studies show it. A national framework would limit gambling advertising that reaches them.
• Stronger rules could go further. One proposed amendment would move toward banning advertising for in-game bets, a fast-growing risk.
• Clinical practice guidelines for preventing gambling harm would give the country a shared, health-based standard.

Supporters say

• Billions in frozen Russian assets are sitting idle in Canada while Ukraine is actively at war — seizing and redirecting them would give Ukraine real, meaningful support beyond just writing cheques from Canadian taxpayers.
• Legal experts and human rights lawyers argue Canada already has the authority to forfeit these assets, and this bill provides the clear legal framework to do so.
• Holding Russia financially accountable sends a strong message that countries cannot wage illegal wars of aggression without consequences — it turns frozen assets into a real cost for the aggressor.

Supporters say

• Parents who lose a child while on parental leave currently lose their benefits and must contact Service Canada. If they don't, they can build up a debt that the Canada Revenue Agency later recovers. The bill would let them keep their benefits without these steps.
• Supporters say the bill would cost little on a net basis. Many parents would otherwise move to EI sickness benefits, which pay about the same. The bill would also reduce administrative work, such as biweekly reports and debt recovery.
• Research on perinatal deaths finds that parents who lack paid leave, or who return to work too soon, report more psychological distress and difficulty at work. Quebec's existing leave for late pregnancy losses is cited as a model.

Supporters say

• Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code has been used eight times in the past two years, often within hours of a strike starting. Supporters say this undermines workers' constitutional right to strike.
• Supporters argue that when the government can end a strike, employers have less reason to bargain in good faith, and unions may lose their main source of bargaining power.
• The Supreme Court of Canada recognized in 2016 that the right to strike is an essential part of collective bargaining. Supporters say repealing section 107 would respect that ruling.

Supporters say

• A single agency that approves and speeds up major national projects, such as ports, rail, energy links and critical minerals, could cut years of delays while working with provinces and Indigenous partners.
• A Crown corporation for defence purchases could modernize the armed forces faster and help Canadian companies win military contracts and supply-chain work.
• The agency could invest up to $1 billion in Canadian companies through loans, guarantees and insurance, helping build a domestic defence industry and create good jobs.

Supporters say

• Canada needs clear rules for commercial space launches to allow the industry to grow safely — right now there is no dedicated legal framework, leaving a gap that holds back Canadian companies.
• Establishing a licensing and oversight regime puts Canada on par with other countries that already regulate commercial space launches, helping Canadian firms compete internationally.
• Federal oversight of space launches can protect public safety, national security, and Canadian airspace while still enabling new economic opportunities in a fast-growing sector.

Supporters say

• The 2023 changes placed natural health products under the same rules as prescription drugs, which supporters say is a poor fit for everyday vitamins, minerals and supplements.
• The changes were added to a large budget bill without public consultation, and supporters note that over 80% of Canadians use these products.
• New licensing, labelling, fees and penalties would raise costs for small Canadian businesses, which supporters say provide tens of thousands of jobs.