An omnibus bill that proposes to eliminate the tax exemption for insurers covering farming and fishing properties has been referred to a Senate committee. Currently, Section 149 of the federal Income Tax Act stipulates that an insurer is exempt from…
A bill currently before the Senate will, if passed into law, restrict the promotion of electronic cigarettes. Bill S-5 was the subject of hearings last month before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. The bill –…
Federal politicians debated Wednesday a bill proposing to change the Criminal Code of Canada to allow random alcohol screening of drivers and for consecutive five-year sentences for drivers convicted of impaired driving causing death. Bill C-226, the Impaired Driving Act,…