An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

Ed Fast  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase from five years to ten years the maximum punishment for an offence under section 172.1 (luring a child). It also specifies that, in the case of a summary conviction for this offence, the maximun punishment is eighteen months.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-277s:

C-277 (2022) National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act
C-277 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons)
C-277 (2016) Law Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act
C-277 (2013) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)

Votes

Oct. 4, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The House resumed from September 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-277, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2006 / 6:15 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-277.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #39

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2006 / 6:30 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)