What Are Some of the High Profile Bills Before Parliament in 2024?

Parliamentarians in 2024 will be faced with a number of pieces of high-profile proposed legislation ranging from increasing consumer privacy and pharmacare, to transitioning away from fossil fuels and  delaying the expansion of euthanasia to the mentally ill. While the Opposition, especially the Conservatives, can be expected to vote against most of the Liberal government’s legislation, their votes may not be enough to kill the bills due to the Liberals’ confidence-and-supply partnership with the New Democrats. Here is a look at some of the high-profile bills to watch out for in the new year. Pharmacare for Canadians Under the confidence-and-supply agreement signed by the Liberals and New Democrats in 2022, which included the NDP backing the minority government in key House of Commons votes, cabinet agreed to support the NDP’s bill on pharmacare and pass a Canada Pharmacare Act by the end of 2023. But it was recently announced by Health Minister Mark Holland’s spokesperson that pharmacare negotiations have been extended into 2024, with a new goal of introducing legislation by March 1....