Bill C-291 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (keeping child pornography in a manner that is not reasonably secure from access by others)

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Peter MacKay Progressive Conservative

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 Feb. 2, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

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C-412 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (keeping child pornography in a manner that is not reasonably secure from access by others)

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C-425 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (keeping child pornography in a manner that is not reasonably secure from access by others)

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-291s:

C-291 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)

C-291 (2021) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

C-291 (2016) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

C-291 (2011) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (waiting period and maximum special benefits)

C-291 (2009) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)

C-291 (2006) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (injuring or causing the death of a child before or during its birth while committing an offence)

Other House mentions

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

November 4th, 2002 / 3:05 p.m.

See context

Progressive Conservative

Peter MacKay Progressive Conservative Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, NS

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-291, an act to amend the Criminal Code (keeping child pornography in a manner that is not reasonably secure from access by others).

Mr. Speaker, the bill is aimed specifically at amending the Criminal Code to make it an offence for those who possess child pornography, whether created by that person or obtained from another source, to allow it to be accessed, and to take reasonable steps to prevent access by any other individual. Obviously this would become redundant if and when the government acts on the fallout from the Sharpe case out of the Supreme Court. However this is aimed specifically at protecting anyone from having access to this type of material.

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