Agreed.
No.
House of Commons Hansard #169 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was care.
The House resumed from April 7 consideration of the motion.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
Pursuant to order made on Monday, April 3, 2017, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 102, under private members' business, in the name of the member for Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia.
The House resumed from April 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-308, An Act to provide for the incorporation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
Pursuant to order made on Monday, April 3, 2017, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of the bill.
Steven Blaney Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC
I would like to be recorded as voting against the motion.
The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan
I declare the motion defeated.
It being 6:53 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.
The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-305, an act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief), as reported (with amendments) from the committee.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
There being no motions at report stage, the House will now proceed without debate to the putting of the question on the motion to concur in the bill at report stage.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Chandra Arya Liberal Nepean, ON
moved that Bill C-305, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief), be read the third time and passed.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking all members of this House. They unanimously supported this bill at second reading. Bill C-305 seeks to amend a subsection of the Criminal Code which deals with damages to property due to crime motivated by hate based on religion, race, colour, and national or ethnic origin. The bill proposes to expand this to include motivation by hate based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
In its present form, subsection 430(4.1) of the Criminal Code creates an offence for hate-motivated mischief relating to religious property. Bill C-305 proposes to amend this section by expanding the scope of buildings to which this subsection applies. The proposed amendments add hate-motivated mischief directed at a building primarily used as an educational institution or for administrative, social, cultural, or sports events, or as a residence for seniors. These are in addition to the places of worship, such as temples, mosques, synagogues, and churches. The unanimous support for this bill, as received today, sends a strong message to all Canadians that we stand united against hate crimes.
Bill C-305 would expand the scope of motivating grounds on which the offence may be based. The current law only provides protection for crimes motivated by hate based on religion, race, colour, and national or ethnic origin. The proposed amendments would add the grounds of hate, sex, sexual orientation, and mental or physical disability.
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights has proposed amendments—
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota
Order. I would like to remind members of the House that debate is taking place, and it is nice to hear everyone speaking.
It is nice to hear people talking to each other, but if members want to have conversations, it would be great if they did so outside the House.