Bill C-44 (Historical)

Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act

An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Steven Blaney  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

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.

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.

Votes

Feb. 2, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Jan. 28, 2015 Passed That Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .
Jan. 28, 2015 Failed
Jan. 28, 2015 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
Nov. 18, 2014 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and other Acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 24, 2014

  • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Michel Coulombe, Director, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • François Guimont, Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Ritu Banerjee, Director, Intelligence Policy Division, National and Cyber Security Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Lynda Clairmont, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 26, 2014

  • Craig Forcese, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Wesley Wark, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association
  • Kent Roach, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, As an Individual
  • Garth Davies, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, As an Individual
  • Christian Leuprecht, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada, As an Individual
  • Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Leif-Erik Aune

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Dec. 1, 2014