Bill C-309 (Historical)

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Blake Richards 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 make it an offence to wear a mask or other disguise to conceal one’s identity while taking part in a riot or an unlawful assembly.

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-309s:

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C-309 (2021) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (Indigenous languages)

C-309 (2016) Law Gender Equality Week Act

C-309 (2010) Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario Act

C-309 (2009) Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario Act

C-309 (2007) An Act to amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act and the Canada Student Loans Act (student loan system)

Votes

Oct. 31, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Sept. 19, 2012 Passed That Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity), {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments].

Feb. 15, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

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

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

Some hon. members

Yea.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

Some hon. members

Nay.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 29th, 2012 / noon

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 31, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from October 29 consideration of the motion that Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity), be read the third time and passed.

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 31st, 2012 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading of Bill C-309, under private members' business.

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

Vote #489

Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identity during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies ActPrivate Members' Business

October 31st, 2012 / 3:30 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)