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

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Rob Nicholson  Conservative

Status

At consideration in the House of Commons of amendments made by the Senate, as of Dec. 14, 2009
(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 and to reschedule certain substances from Schedule III to that Act to Schedule I.
As well, it requires that a review of that Act be undertaken and a report submitted to Parliament.
The enactment also makes related and 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 the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

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Votes

June 8, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
June 8, 2009 Passed That this question be now put.
June 3, 2009 Passed That Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
June 3, 2009 Failed That Bill C-15 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

The question is on Motion No. 1. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

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

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those opposed will please say nay.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 2nd, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

The vote stands deferred until tomorrow at the end of government orders.

The House resumed from June 2 consideration of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported (with amendment) from the committee, and of Motion No. 1.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

Pursuant to order made on Tuesday, June 2, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-15. The question is on Motion No. 1.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it you would find unanimous support to apply the vote from the previous motion to this motion, with the votes being reversed.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this way?

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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

Vote #75

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated.

Controlled Drugs and Substances ActGovernment Orders

June 3rd, 2009 / 3:45 p.m.

Niagara Falls Ontario

Conservative

Rob Nicholson ConservativeMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.