Bill C-14

In committee (Senate)

Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Bill C-14 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Sean Fraser
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-10-23

Other Bills Numbered C-14

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

In committee (Senate)
44-1

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Improving Trade Within Canada Act

Second reading (House)
40-3

Fairness at the Pumps Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and protection of justice system participants)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (adoption)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (4)

Division #155
Agreed To
2026-06-12T13:30:13

Time allocation for Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)

166Yea
158Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
166Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 17N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #95
Agreed To
2022-05-17T19:40:00

Time allocation for Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation)

178Yea
144Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #92
Agreed To
2021-04-15T15:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-14, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #63
Agreed To
2021-03-08T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-14, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures

214Yea
119Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (801)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-14.

Eric Lefebvre2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, we are here today to speak to Bill C-14, an act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act regarding bail and sentencing. Canadians have waited a long time for the Liberal government to take ser…

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Kurt Holman2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

…sy of the Liberals' Bill C-75 and Bill C-5. I also want to expand on what I was discussing earlier. Bill C-14 would expand reverse onus for violent offences. Expanding reverse onus is better than doing nothing. The issue is that reverse onus still operates inside the same framework the Liberals created with …

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Kristina Tesser Derksen2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

…. Currently, the onus is on the Crown prosecutor to prove that an accused should be denied bail. In Bill C-14, as proposed, reverse onus provisions would shift that onus to the accused to prove why they should be permitted bail. Is the member aware of the reverse onus provisions contained in Bill C-14? How d…

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Amanpreet Gill2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

…t to fix the bail system, but what they have tabled is too little too late and nowhere near enough. Bill C-14 is the latest example of the government scrambling to copy Conservative ideas after spending years blocking them. In fact, the Carney Liberals have been copying Conservative proposals—

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

…nd municipalities, including big and small communities. If we were to ask them what they felt about Bill C-14, we would find almost unanimous support for this type of bail reform legislation. Why will the Conservative Party not allow the legislation to pass? We have now heard others say that they will not ev…

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Kevin Waugh2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I have been looking forward to this debate all day on Bill C-14, an act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act. For the last 10 years in this country, crime has been going one way, and that is straight up. In fact,…

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Bob Zimmer2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate having the time to talk about Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing bill the government has proposed to fix all the Liberal problems from over the last 10 years, supposedly. I am going to ask Canadians a question: Are they confident that the …

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Dan Albas2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, Bill C-14 would still allow judges to release offenders and would still direct courts to apply the least onerous conditions if release is granted. It is the same loophole the member mentioned that let Bailey M…

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2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed from November 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Kelly DeRidder2025-11-18
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Government Orders

…rtbreaking murders, with families having paid the ultimate price, the Liberals finally copy us with Bill C-14 and call it sweeping reform. This is surgical PR, a patchwork of press releases and photo ops that nibble at the edges while the revolving door keeps spinning. Let us be crystal clear about what Bill…

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