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An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Rob Nicholson  Conservative

Status

In committee (House), as of April 16, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to provide for minimum penalties for serious drug offences, to increase the maximum penalty for cannabis (marihuana) production, to reschedule certain substances from Schedule III to that Act to Schedule I, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

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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.

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Votes

April 16, 2008 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 4:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 4:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

All those opposed will please say nay.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 4:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 4:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

It has been requested that this vote be deferred until 5:30 p.m. this day.

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-26.

The Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip now has the floor.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Conservative

Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

Mr. Speaker, once again, if you were to seek it I think you would find unanimous consent to apply the result of the vote just taken to the motion presently before the House, with Conservative members present this evening voting yes.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this way?

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Liberal

Karen Redman Liberal Kitchener Centre, ON

Mr. Speaker, Liberals will be voting in favour of the motion.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Bloc

Pauline Picard Bloc Drummond, QC

Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Québécois will vote in favour of this motion.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Speaker, the members of the NDP will vote against this motion.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

April 16th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Independent

Blair Wilson Independent West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC

Mr. Speaker, I vote in favour of the motion.

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

Vote #92