Todd Doherty Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Third reading (Senate), as of Dec. 10, 2024
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This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault is a person who provides health services or a first responder to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing.
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 Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
It being 2:29 p.m., the time provided for debate has expired.
Accordingly, the question is on the motion.
If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 28, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
It being 2:29 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday, February 26, at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).
(The House adjourned at 2:29 p.m.)
The House resumed from February 16 consideration of the motion that Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders), be read the third time and passed.
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of C-321 under Private Members' Business.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Deputy Speaker Chris d'Entremont
I declare the motion carried.
(Bill read the third time and passed)
