This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
Steven Blaney 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 Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act to give greater protection to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s human sources. Also, so as to enable the Service to more effectively investigate threats to the security of Canada, the enactment clarifies the scope of the Service’s mandate and confirms the jurisdiction of the Federal Court to issue warrants that have effect outside Canada. In addition, it makes a consequential amendment to the Access to Information Act.
The enactment also amends the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act to allow for the coming into force of provisions relating to the revocation of Canadian citizenship on a different day than the day on which certain other provisions of that Act come into force.
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-44s:
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Resuming debate. We have about a minute and a half left in the time provided for government orders this afternoon.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
January 30th, 2015 / 1:10 p.m.
Essex Ontario
Conservative
Jeff Watson ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to rise on Bill C-44, the protection of Canada from terrorists act.
If Canadians have been listening for the last half hour or so, or even longer, they will have heard the official opposition, the NDP, and the Liberal Party members become increasingly more concerned about the conduct of our security agencies than they are about the conduct of terrorists and terrorist threats to Canadians.
That is not the case with our government, our Prime Minister and our Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, who work every day to ensure that Canadians are kept safe, that our security agencies have the tools they need to investigate threats, and that our police agencies working in concert with them have the tools they need to apprehend and ultimately successfully prosecute those who are threats to our country.
The clarification in the bill being brought forward is important, particularly in light of a recent court case, which if one can imagine—and I will put it in layman's terms for Canadians to understand very clearly—rendered our security agency effectively an island with respect to the rest of the world. That is, it was not able to share intelligence with other foreign intelligence agencies or receive it and, therefore, able to successfully investigate threats abroad or receive intelligence on threats against Canada here at home.
We are clarifying that, to ensure they can ultimately do the job they need to do and keep Canadians safe. The opposition should get on board, not worry and obsess about the wrong priorities. They should get with Canadians, give our agencies the tools they need, and support this bill.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
It being 1:15 p.m., pursuant to an order made Wednesday, January 28, 2015, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the bill now before the House.
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Yea.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Nay.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until Monday, February 2, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
January 30th, 2015 / 1:15 p.m.
Conservative
Dave MacKenzie Conservative Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, if you seek it I believe you will find consent to see the clock at 1:30 p.m.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Protection of Canada from Terrorists ActGovernment Orders
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
It being 1:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.
The House resumed from January 30 consideration of the motion that Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts, be read the third time and passed.