An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders)

Sponsor

Todd Doherty  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Third reading (Senate), as of Dec. 10, 2024

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Summary

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.

Similar bills

C-211 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders)
C-211 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders)

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-321s:

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Votes

Feb. 28, 2024 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders)
Jan. 31, 2024 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders)
June 21, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders)

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

June 16th, 2023 / 2:30 p.m.

Liberal

Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON

Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

June 16th, 2023 / 2:30 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes

Pursuant to an order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 21, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The House resumed from June 16 consideration of the motion that Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2023 / 4:10 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C‑321, under Private Members' Business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #394

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2023 / 4:20 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion carried.

Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee)