Bill C-405 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Parliament of Canada Act

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Michael Barrett Conservative

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

Status

Second reading (House), as of June 14, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to include a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of six months for cases of perjury before a House of Parliament. It also amends the Parliament of Canada Act to provide that a House of Parliament may impose a fine on a person who engages in conduct that amounts to contempt of Parliament.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-405s:

C-405 (2018) An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans)

C-405 (2013) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (appeal process for temporary resident visa applicants)

C-405 (2012) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (appeal process for temporary resident visa applicants)

C-405 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)