moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
Ralph Goodale Liberal
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.
Part 1 of this Act amends the Firearms Act to, among other things,
(a) remove the reference to the five-year period, set out in subsection 5(2) of that Act, that applies to the mandatory consideration of certain eligibility criteria for holding a licence;
(b) require, when a non-restricted firearm is transferred, that the transferee’s firearms licence be verified by the Registrar of Firearms and that businesses keep certain information related to the transfer; and
(c) remove certain automatic authorizations to transport prohibited and restricted firearms.
Part 1 also amends the Criminal Code to repeal the authority of the Governor in Council to prescribe by regulation that a prohibited or restricted firearm be a non-restricted firearm or that a prohibited firearm be a restricted firearm and, in consequence, the Part
(a) repeals certain provisions of regulations made under the Criminal Code; and
(b) amends the Firearms Act to grandfather certain individuals and firearms, including firearms previously prescribed as restricted or non-restricted firearms in those provisions.
Furthermore, Part 1 amends section 115 of the Criminal Code to clarify that firearms and other things seized and detained by, or surrendered to, a peace officer at the time a prohibition order referred to in that section is made are forfeited to the Crown.
Part 2, among other things,
(a) amends the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, by repealing the amendments made by the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, to retroactively restore the application of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act to the records related to the registration of non-restricted firearms until the day on which this enactment receives royal assent;
(b) provides that the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act continue to apply to proceedings that were initiated under those Acts before that day until the proceedings are finally disposed of, settled or abandoned; and
(c) directs the Commissioner of Firearms to provide the minister of the Government of Quebec responsible for public security with a copy of such records, at that minister’s request.
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-71s:
Ralph Goodale LiberalMinister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota
In my opinion the yeas have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, I think if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to apply the result from the previous vote to this vote, with Liberal members voting yes.
I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you, your team, all employees of the House, and every member of Parliament an excellent summer.
Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC
Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply, and we also agree to wish everyone a good summer. We will be strongly voting no.
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, it also agrees to wish everyone a good summer, and it will vote yes.
Marilène Gill Bloc Manicouagan, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote, we will vote yes, and we also wish everyone a good summer.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees to apply and agrees to wish everybody a very well-deserved break. We will also vote yes.
Darshan Singh Kang Independent Calgary Skyview, AB
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply, and I vote yes. I wish everybody a happy summer.
