Bill C-380 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (plastic manufactured items)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Corey Tochor Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of Dec. 4, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to delete plastic manufactured items from the list of toxic substances in Schedule 1 to that Act.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-380s:

C-380 (2017) Promotion of Local Foods Act

C-380 (2011) Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act

C-380 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)

C-380 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)

Votes

Dec. 4, 2024 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-380, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Plastic manufactured items)

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Routine Proceedings

February 12th, 2024 / 3:55 p.m.

Conservative

Corey Tochor Conservative Saskatoon—University, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-380, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (plastic manufactured items).

Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise and introduce this common-sense bill that I think will get support across all party lines. It would clean up the mess that the courts have found that the Liberals made when they tried to ban the plastic straw.

It is a common-sense approach that removes plastic as a listed substance that is toxic. It is very timely, because we know that the cost of living is through the roof right now, especially with food and everything else costing so much more money. If the Liberals were to be successful in banning single-use plastics in food preparation and distribution industries, it would only cause the price of food to increase to even higher rates.

It is an honour to introduce my bill, which would bring back the plastic straw but more importantly drive down food costs across the country. I know there will be wide support for this bill from all parties when we get into the debate.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)