An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024
Mid-year supply bill: tops up departmental budgets for the back half of fiscal year 2023-2024. Approves spending that wasn't in the main estimates — usually a mix of new program rollouts, emergency response funding, and revised forecasts.
Status
Quick learn
Faster decisions on veterans' disability claims by flipping the burden of proof. The government has to disprove an injury is service-related, instead of the veteran proving it is.
Issues this bill touches
- Veterans & Military Families
Veterans' disability claims — shifts burden of proof to the Crown.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
- Third reading
Third reading in the House of Commons.
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
- Second reading
Second reading in the Senate.
- Third reading
Third reading in the Senate.
- Royal assent
Royal assent received.
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
- Second reading
Debated in principle; vote sends the bill to committee.
Official source
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