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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 9, 2024, 10 a.m.

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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 8, 2024, 11 a.m.

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Bill C-34

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act
  • This bill, called the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act, aims to make changes to the Investment Canada Act. It includes several amendments: 1. It requires notice to be given prior to implementing certain investments. 2. It authorizes the Minister of Industry to impose interim conditions on investments to prevent national security risks during the review process. 3. It allows the Minister of Industry to order further reviews of investments. 4. It allows written undertakings to address national security risks and allows the Minister to complete consideration of an investment based on these undertakings. 5. It introduces rules for protecting information during judicial review proceedings. 6. It allows the Minister of Industry to disclose privileged information to foreign states for foreign investment reviews. 7. It establishes penalties for failure to give notice or file applications for certain investments. 8. It
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Bill C-67

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
Appropriation Act No. 5, 2023-24
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Bill C-332

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)
  • Bill C-332 is an amendment to the Criminal Code in Canada. It introduces a new offence of engaging in controlling or coercive conduct towards another person, with significant negative effects on that person's well-being. This can include causing fear of violence, decline in physical or mental health, or substantial impact on their daily activities. The amendment also specifies the types of connections between individuals that would qualify for this offence, including spousal relationships, dating partners, or members of the same household. It provides a defense if the accused can show they were acting in the best interests of the person and their conduct was reasonable. The punishment for this offence can range from imprisonment for up to five years for an indictable offence or a summary conviction.
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Bill C-68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
Appropriation Act No. 1, 2024-25
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Bill C-386

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
Special Service Medal for Domestic Emergency Relief Operations Act

  • This enactment establishes a medal to be awarded to members and former members of the Canadian Forces, members and former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, firefighters and former firefighters and first responders and former first responders who have served in certain domestic emergency relief operations.

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Bill C-38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)
  • Bill C-38 is a proposed law that seeks to amend the Indian Act in Canada. The purpose of the bill is to address the challenge to certain provisions of the Indian Act under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, specifically in the case of Nicholas v. Canada (Attorney General). The bill provides new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register for certain individuals, as well as the right to have their names entered in a Band List maintained by the Department of Indigenous Services. The bill also includes amendments regarding the definition of mentally incompetent Indians, provisions that apply to all band members, application for removal from the Indian Register, entitlements for individuals whose names were omitted or deleted from the Indian Register before September 4, 1951, powers of the Minister in relation to dependent persons, and additional membership rules for married women.
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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024, 10 a.m.

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Bill S-270

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2024
Horse Protection Act
  • This new law, called the Horse Protection Act, makes it illegal to export live horses and other equines from Canada for the purpose of slaughter. Anyone who violates this law may face administrative monetary penalties, meaning they will have to pay a fine. This law aims to protect horses from being exported and killed for their meat.
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Bill C-66

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2024
Military Justice System Modernization Act

  • Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts”.

    This enactment amends provisions of the National Defence Act that relate to the military justice system in response to the Report of the Third Independent Review Authority to the Minister of National Defence and the Report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.

    In response to those reports, the enactment amends that Act to, among other things,

    (a) modify the process for appointing the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, the Director of Military Prosecutions and the Director of Defence Counsel Services with a view to enhancing their independence;

    (b) affirm the Judge Advocate General’s respect for the independence of authorities in the military justice system in the exercise of the Judge Advocate General’s superintendence of the administration of military justice;

    (c) remove the court martial’s jurisdiction to try a person in relation to an offence under the Criminal Code that is alleged to have been committed in Canada and that is of a sexual nature or committed for a sexual purpose;

    (d) remove the Canadian Armed Forces’ authority to investigate an offence under the Criminal Code that is alleged to have been committed in Canada and that is of a sexual nature or committed for a sexual purpose;

    (e) expand the class of persons who are eligible to be appointed as a military judge;

    (f) expand the class of persons who may make an interference complaint and provide that a member of the military police or person performing policing duties or functions under the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s supervision must make such a complaint in certain circumstances; and

    (g) change the title of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal to the Provost Marshal General.

    In addition, the enactment amends the National Defence Act to remove military judges from the summary hearing system and to provide that, in the context of a service offence, an individual acting on behalf of a victim may request that a victim’s liaison officer be appointed to assist them.

    It further amends that Act to harmonize the sex offender information and publication ban provisions with the amendments made to the Criminal Code in An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act.

    Finally, it amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, provide superior courts of criminal jurisdiction with the jurisdiction to hear applications for an exemption in respect of orders to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act made under the National Defence Act and applications to vary the duration of such orders.

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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2024, 10 a.m.

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Bill C-365

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 20, 2024
Consumer-led Banking Act
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House Debates

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 20, 2024, 2 p.m.

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Bill S-241

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 19, 2024
Jane Goodall Act
  • This bill is about creating laws to protect certain animals, including great apes, elephants, and others. It changes the Criminal Code to make it illegal to own or breed these animals in captivity without proper permits. It also amends the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to require permits for import, export, and transport of these animals. The bill aims to protect animal welfare and promote conservation while addressing issues like the global wildlife trade and animal captivity for entertainment purposes.
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