Bill C-372 an Act against fossil fuel

February 4, Canadian parliament finalized first reading of a new legal status Bill C- 372, an Act respecting fossil fuel advertising. In preamble their claimed, that climate change represents an unprecedented and existential threat to people in Canada and around the world and whereas extreme weather events, such as the 2021 heat dome in British Columbia, are already proving deadly in Canada and, according to Health Canada, they are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude due to climate change.

It continues: Whereas, in 2023, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season ever recorded as the country exceeded the largest area ever burned in a year, totaling more than 7.‍9 million hectares and the Government of Canada has made international climate commitments to drastically reduce fossil fuel consumption and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, which requires the timely phase-out of fossil fuels.

https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-372/first-reading

There are a few sections to watch:

Prohibition

6 It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel, a fossil fuel-related brand element or the production of a fossil fuel except as authorized by the provisions of this Act or of the regulations.

False promotion

7 (1) It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel or the production of a fossil fuel in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive with respect to or that is likely to create an erroneous impression about the characteristics, health or environmental effects or health or environmental hazards of the fossil fuel, its production or the emissions that result from its production or use.

Manner of promotion and prohibited elements

8 It is prohibited for a person to promote a fossil fuel or the production of a fossil fuel

• (a) in a manner that states or suggests that the fossil fuel, its production or its emissions are less harmful than other fossil fuels, their production or their emissions;
• (b) in a manner that states or suggests that a fossil fuel or the practices of a producer or of the fossil fuel industry would lead to positive outcomes in relation to the environment, the health of Canadians, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples or the Canadian or global economy; or
• (c) by using terms, expressions, logos, symbols or illustrations that are prohibited by the regulations.

Sales promotions

9 (1) It is prohibited for a producer or retailer to

• (a) provide or offer to provide any consideration for the purchase of a fossil fuel, including a gift to a purchaser or a third party, bonus, premium, cash rebate or right to participate in a game, draw, lottery or contest; or
• (b) furnish or offer to furnish a fossil fuel without monetary consideration or in consideration of the purchase of a product or service or the performance of a service.

Product and promotion offences — producer

15 (1) Every producer who contravenes section 6 is guilty of an offence and liable

• (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both; or
• (b) on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

Promotion offences — other persons

(2) Every person, other than a producer, who contravenes section 6 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000.

False promotion

16 (1) Every producer who contravenes subsection 7(1) is guilty of an offence and liable

• (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $1,500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both; or
• (b) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $750,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

False promotion offences — other persons

(2) Every person, other than a producer, who contravenes section 7(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $750,000.

Summary offence

17 Every person who contravenes subsection 11(1) or (3) or 12(1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

Offence by retailer

18 (1) Every retailer who contravenes subsection 9(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction

• (a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $3,000; and
• (b) for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

Offence by producer

(2) Every producer who contravenes subsection 9(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years less a day, or to both.

General offence

19 Every person who contravenes section 8 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years less a day, or to both.

There is very important thing to understand that if this bill {if passed} will become another status, not a law. As we know, Canada {country} does not have a constitution, such a principal foundation of the law in the country.

https://freeshuswap.com/canada-a-country-without-a-constitution/

What should we do? We need to learn what’s really our law and exercise our rights by that; or as is stated in the last subject of The Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982: Of All Which Our Loving Subjects and all other whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. If not, land mass “officially” called Canada will become perfect communist’s dystopia.

DB