Bill C-395

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (public transit workers)

Sponsor

Bardish Chagger  Liberal

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

Status

Second reading (House), as of June 14, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code , in relation to the offence of assault, to expand the aggravating circumstance of assaulting a public transit operator to include all public transit workers.

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-395s:

C-395 (2018) Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities Act
C-395 (2013) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transportation benefits)
C-395 (2012) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transportation benefits)
C-395 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (labour dispute)
C-395 (2009) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (labour dispute)
C-395 (2007) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Welland

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

June 12th, 2024 / 4 p.m.

Liberal

Bardish Chagger Liberal Waterloo, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-395, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (public transit workers).

Mr. Speaker, 10 year ago, lawmakers took a crucial step to support frontline transit workers by broadening sentences for assaults on drivers. However, even at that time, we acknowledged that there was more work to be done.

Each year, thousands of on-duty transit workers face violence while serving our communities. They ensure that our trips are smooth, safe and comfortable, and yet each day we hear stories from these workers saying that they are victims of assaults that range from verbal abuse to life-altering physical attacks.

The bill would extend protections to essential transit workers who were left out in 2014. Constituents within the riding of Waterloo and across the country expect the House to act. Together, let us give the legislation the smooth journey that transit workers strive to give us every day, because doing our jobs means protecting transit workers and their jobs.

I hope that everyone will work together to support this bill.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)