How quietly promised law changes in the 2024 federal budget could impact your day-to-day life
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The 2024 federal budget released last week includes numerous big spending promises that have garnered headlines. But, tucked into the 416-page document are also series of smaller items, such as promising to amend the law regarding infant formula and to force banks to label government rebates, that you may have missed.
But, tucked into the 416-page document are also series of smaller items, such as promising to amend the law regarding infant formula and to force banks to label government rebates, that you may have missed.
Specifically, a scan of the "legislative measures" annex — more than 60 largely non-fiscal measures the Liberals plan to stuff into the coming budget implementation bill, or BIA — indicates a host of grab-bag law changes are coming.
Here are a handful of the odds and ends in the budget that could impact your day-to-day life.
One of the most notable incoming law reforms is to the Food and Drugs Act, allowing the minister of health to issue an order exempting persons or products from certain requirements under the law.
