The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code
This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
Jody Wilson-Raybould Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.
The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression and to clearly set out that evidence that an offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on gender identity or expression constitutes an aggravating circumstance that a court must take into consideration when it imposes a sentence.
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.
The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am sure if you were to canvass the House, you would find the will to see the clock at 1:30 p.m. at this time so we can begin private members' business.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
The Deputy 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.