Conservative bill would require government to disclose corporate debt writeoffs over $1

Conservative MP Adam Chambers introduced the bill.

The Conservative Party has introduced legislation that would require Ottawa to publicly disclose all corporate tax debt writeoffs worth $1-million or more.

The private member’s bill, C-230, proposes a Public Debt Forgiveness Registry that would list all corporations that secured more than $1-million in debt writeoffs or forgiveness from the federal government.

Conservative MP Adam Chambers introduced the bill. While most private members’ bills from individual MPs have a low chance of becoming law, this bill will advance more quickly to a first vote because Mr. Chambers was selected in a lottery for a priority position in the House of Commons legislative schedule.

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