Bill C-384 (Historical)

Children in Law Act

An Act to amend certain statutes to standardize the definition of "child" in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.

Sponsor

Mac Harb  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 8, 2001
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-386 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Children in Law Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-384s:

C-384 (2024) Turkish Heritage Month Act
C-384 (2017) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans and group insurance programs)
C-384 (2013) An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (publication of information)
C-384 (2011) An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (publication of information)
C-384 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)
C-384 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)

Children In Law ActRoutine Proceedings

June 8th, 2001 / 12:15 p.m.


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Liberal

Mac Harb Liberal Ottawa Centre, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-384, an act to amend certain statutes to standardize the definition of “child” in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Mr. Speaker, the purpose of the bill is to recognize in law the basic rights of the child, as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, that are not already covered by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In other words, this would be a bill of rights for children in Canada.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)