Guelph MP and Government Legislation

private member: Valeriote bill was initially proposed by another MP years ago, but it died on the order paper, the list of private member bills and government legislation, when an election was called in 2011, according to Guelph Mercury. The Guelph MP said he was impressed with the intention and reintroduced it under his own name, though not before it was revised, improved and updated. "I saw the merit of it," Valeriote said. It means Service Canada will be the single point of contact when reporting the death of a citizen or resident. "It now law, and it remarkable, really," the Liberal MP said, referring to receiving support from a majority government, despite sitting as an opposition member. "It takes a lot of effort in bridge-building and persuasion — and convincing people that it really is worthwhile," Valeriote said, giving thanks in particular to Minister of State for Social Development Candice Bergen for her encouragement. "She helped navigate this through her Conservative caucus and cabinet." Few private member bills make it into law for one reason or another. He consulted with Bergen and New Democrats for their input as well as his party members. "It took considerable amendments in order to make it more effective and, frankly, more acceptable to all the parties." Valeriote said as a lawyer doing a lot of estate work, he knew first-hand how difficult settling an estate can be for people close to the deceased. It was debated in the House of Commons for the first time in spring, 2014. The paperwork also comes at a difficult emotional time for them, as they go through the loss of a loved one. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.