All those opposed will please say nay.
Tackling Violent Crime Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.
This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.
Rob Nicholson Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code by
(a) creating two new firearm offences and providing escalating mandatory sentences of imprisonment for serious firearm offences;
(b) strengthening the bail provisions for those accused of serious offences involving firearms and other regulated weapons;
(c) providing for more effective sentencing and monitoring of dangerous and high-risk offenders;
(d) introducing a new regime for the detection and investigation of drug impaired driving and strengthening the penalties for impaired driving; and
(e) raising the age of consent for sexual activity from 14 to 16 years.
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-2s:
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The Speaker Peter Milliken
In my opinion the nays have it.
And five or more members having risen:
The vote on this motion stands deferred until later this day. The hon. chief government whip is going to defer it. I will hear him first.
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, you were anticipating what I was about to say. I would ask that the vote be deferred until the end of government orders this evening.
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The Speaker Peter Milliken
Accordingly, the vote is deferred until 6:30 p.m. this evening, or at the conclusion of government orders.
The House resumed consideration of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported (without amendment) from the committee, and of the motions in Group. No. 1.
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The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being 6:30 p.m. the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 2 at report stage of Bill C-2.
Call in the members.
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The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
I declare Motion No. 2 lost. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 1 and 5 lost.
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November 26th, 2007 / 6:55 p.m.
Niagara Falls Ontario
Conservative
Rob Nicholson ConservativeMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved that Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts be concurred in.
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The Acting Speaker Andrew Scheer
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
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