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Bill C-9 (43-2)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)
Sponsor: Hon. Chrystia Freeland | Type: House Government Bill | Introduced: 2020-11-02 | Royal Assent: 2020-11-19
economy
housing
labor
Critical Analysis — What This Bill Actually Does
Emergency Rent Subsidy and Wage Subsidy — committed tens of billions in federal spending through an expedited legislative process with minimal debate. While addressing a genuine emergency, it established a precedent for massive fiscal commitments with limited parliamentary scrutiny. The wage subsidy alone cost over $100 billion.
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Parliamentary Vote
144 Yea — 171 Nay (336 MPs recorded)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Paired | Total |
|---|
| Liberal | 2 | 143 | 9 | 154 |
| Conservative | 109 | 0 | 8 | 117 |
| NDP | 0 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Bloc | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |