Bill C-270 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

Jay Hill  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 Oct. 20, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-286 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
C-270 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) Witness and Spousal Protection Program Act
C-270 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Witness and Spousal Protection Program Act
C-258 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Witness and Spousal Protection Program 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-270s:

C-270 (2022) Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
C-270 (2021) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school supplies)
C-270 (2016) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-270 (2013) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)
C-270 (2011) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)
C-270 (2010) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine

Witness Protection Program ActRoutine Proceedings

October 20th, 2004 / 3:20 p.m.


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Conservative

Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-270, an act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce this bill that would better protect those whose lives and the lives of their children are threatened by a spouse, former spouse or intimate partner.

While there is an ad hoc program run jointly between federal government departments, the new identities program is without a legislated mandate or adequate funding.

This legislation would extend the mandate of the witness protection program to include those who have nowhere for themselves or their children to hide from an abusive spouse or partner.

I am seeking the unanimous consent of the House that the bill be numbered C-270 as it was known in the previous Parliament.

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