Bill C-379

Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to address motor vehicle theft by increasing the minimum term of imprisonment in the case of a third or subsequent motor vehicle theft offence, providing that primary consideration must be given to the fact that the offence was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a criminal organization and restricting the possibility for a person convicted of a motor vehicle theft offence of being subject to a conditional sentence order.

Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act

[Some hon. members]

Question.

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

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.

[Randy Hoback, Conservative, Prince Albert, SK]

I request a recorded vote, please.

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, September 18, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

[Kevin Lamoureux, Liberal, Winnipeg North, MB]

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would suggest that we suspend for a few minutes until noon, so we can get things under way under Government Orders.

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

Is it agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

Suspension of Sitting

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

The House is suspended until noon.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:56 a.m.)

(The House resumed at 12 p.m.)

The House resumed from September 16 consideration of the motion that Bill C-379, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

It being 3:29 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-379 under Private Members' Business.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #855

[The Speaker, Greg Fergus]

I declare the motion defeated.

I would like to have the members' attention.

As I mentioned in my statement on Monday, September 16, the volume of earpieces will now be reset.

Members using their earpiece at this time will have to readjust the volume. I thank them for paying particular attention to the sound level.