Proposed changes, C-317

The main changes C-317 would make, in plain reading order.

C-317 Private Member’s Bill

An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting

Sponsor: Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament (Lac-Saint-Louis)

Proposed changes

This enactment provides for the development of a national strategy to provide key stakeholders with the information they need to forecast floods and droughts.

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

Rodger Cuzner · Progressive Senate Group

Sponsor’s speech, October 24, 2024 (Senate) · Read the transcript
Francis Scarpaleggia · Liberal

Sponsor’s speech, November 24, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript
Michael Kram · Conservative

Response speech, November 24, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript
Monique Pauzé · Bloc Québécois

Response speech, November 24, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript
Richard Cannings · NDP

Response speech, November 24, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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Committee study

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Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI)

2 meetings between April 9 and April 30, 2024

Who's lobbying on it

11 organizations named this bill in their lobbying registration or in 1 reported meeting. Their own words are quoted.

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities 1 meeting · was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Apr 28, 2026

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities was registered on it · latest Oct 22, 2024

“Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for…”

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