Bill C-6 (Historical)

Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act

An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions

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

Sponsor

John Baird  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 implements Canada’s commitments under the Convention on Cluster Munitions. In particular, it establishes prohibitions and offences for certain activities involving cluster munitions, explosive submunitions and explosive bomblets.

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

June 19, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
June 17, 2014 Passed That Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
June 17, 2014 Failed That Bill C-6 be amended by deleting Clause 4.
June 17, 2014 Failed That Bill C-6 be amended by deleting the short title.
June 16, 2014 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and five hours shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration at report stage and the five hours provided for 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 said stages of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 7, 2013

  • Sabine Nolke, Director General, Non-Proliferation and Security Threat Reduction Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Charles Lamarre, Director General of Operations, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence
  • Christopher Ram, Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Chris Penny, Directorate of International and Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of National Defence

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 19, 2013

  • Nadir Patel, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Finance and Operations, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Sabine Nolke, Director General, Non-Proliferation and Security Threat Reduction Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Charles Lamarre, Director General of Operations, Strategic Joint Staff, Department of National Defence
  • Christopher Ram, Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 21, 2013

  • Walter Natynczyk, President, Canadian Space Agency, As an Individual
  • Walter Dorn, Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Defence Studies, As an Individual

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 26, 2013

  • Marc Drolet, Executive Director, Handicap International Canada
  • Amélie Chayer, Policy Analyst, Cluster Munition Coalition
  • Jérôme Bobin, Manager, Communication and Mobilization, Handicap International Canada
  • Malcolm Fraser, As an Individual
  • Virgil Wiebe, Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law, As an Individual

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Dec. 3, 2013

  • Christopher Ram, Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Sabine Nolke, Director General, Non-Proliferation and Security Threat Reduction Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Chris Penny, Directorate of International and Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of National Defence

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Dec. 10, 2013

  • Sabine Nolke, Director General, Non-Proliferation and Security Threat Reduction Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Chris Penny, Directorate of International and Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of National Defence
  • Christopher Ram, Legal Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice