Bill C-327 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (reduction of violence in television broadcasts)

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

Sponsor

Bernard Bigras  Bloc

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Dead, as of May 13, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Broadcasting Act to grant the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission the power to make regulations respecting the broadcasting of violent scenes.

Similar bills

C-327 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (reduction of violence in television broadcasts)
C-420 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (reduction of violence in television broadcasts)

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-327s:

C-327 (2023) Strengthening Air Passenger Protection Act
C-327 (2016) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (political financing)
C-327 (2013) National Literacy Policy Act
C-327 (2011) National Literacy Policy Act

Canadian Heritage Committee, on March 4, 2008

  • Konrad W. von Finckenstein, Chair, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  • Scott Hutton, Associate Executive Director, Broadcasting, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Canadian Heritage Committee, on March 6, 2008

  • Irene Tsepnopoulos-Elhaimer, Executive Director, Women Against Violence Against Women
  • Cathy Wing, Co-Executive Director, Media Awareness Network
  • Dalya Israel, Victim Service Medical Support Worker, Women Against Violence Against Women
  • Ronald I. Cohen, National Chair, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
  • John MacNab, Executive Director, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council

Canadian Heritage Committee, on March 11, 2008

  • Marc Patrone, Designated as member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), As an Individual
  • Catherine Wong, Articled Student, B.C. Civil Liberties Association

Canadian Heritage Committee, on March 13, 2008

Canadian Heritage Committee, on April 1, 2008