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Bill C-216

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

An Act to enact the Protection of Minors in the Digital Age Act and to amend two Acts

Bill C-216 is outside the Order of Precedence.

Sponsor:Michelle Rempel
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-19

Other Bills Numbered C-216

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to enact the Protection of Minors in the Digital Age Act and to amend two Acts

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
44-1

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act

Defeated
43-2

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Report stage (House)
43-1

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to establish National Perinatal Bereavement Awareness Day

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-2

An Act respecting former Canadian Forces members

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

An Act respecting former Canadian Forces members

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capital gains exemption on disposition of fishing property)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capital gains exemption on disposition of fishing property)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

An Act respecting Louis Riel

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Referendum Act

Not active
37-2

An Act to amend the Referendum Act

Dead
37-1

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (prevention of private hospitals)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

Division Votes (2)

Division #114
Negatived
2022-06-01T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act

71Yea
248Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
14Y / 131N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #68
Agreed To
2021-03-10T15:40:00

2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

250Yea
80Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
37Y / 80N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (69)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-216.

Mr. Randall Garrison2022-06-01
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

…st measures in Bill C-5 that would help address the opioid crisis, but the government just defeated Bill C-216, which would have decriminalized personal possession of drugs. The Prime Minister said earlier today that, in reference to the section 56 exemption for British Columbia, he would be prepared to work …

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Mr. Rhéal Fortin2022-06-01
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

… that it is the right solution, for the same reason that we previously voted in favour of the NDP's Bill C-216 along the same lines. We need to work with these people and help them. They do not need jail time, they need help. Drug addiction is a health issue, not a criminal justice issue. We therefore applaud…

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Mr. Randall Garrison2022-06-01
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

…is an easy question. I think all drugs should be decriminalized, and that is what we put forward in Bill C-216 today. If we actually look at the statistics on the mandatory minimums that are applied by judges, we see that most of them are for things like simple possession or trafficking to support people's ow…

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Mr. Alexandre Boulerice2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

…n the House to talk about the important bill introduced by my NDP colleague from Courtenay—Alberni, Bill C-216. COVID-19 took the lives of thousands of Canadians over the past two years, and we have devoted a lot of time and energy to helping those affected by the virus and preventing the loss of even more li…

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Mr. Gord Johns2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, at the conclusion of this stage of debate on Bill C-216, I first want to thank the members who have spoken today. Canadians deserve a debate on how to respond to a public health emergency that has been raging for more than six years and has cost more than…

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2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from March 2 consideration of the motion that Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act, be read the second time a…

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Mr. Tako Van Popta2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise today to join the debate on Bill C-216, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the expungement of certain drug-related convictions act and the national strategy on substance use act. The sponsor of this priva…

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Ms. Christine Normandin2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

… the idea of diverting people struggling with substance abuse away from the courts, we believe that Bill C-216 unfortunately misses the mark with respect to its main objective. Over the past few years, there has been a tendency to consider drug-related problems as public health issues rather than crime issues…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, this is a difficult conversation to have regarding Bill C-216 because of the context that we are debating it in. When I was approaching my speech today and what I was going to say about the bill, my first thoughts were about the incredible number of families th…

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Mrs. Élisabeth Brière2022-05-20
Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act
0

Private Members' Business

…e of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and Toronto Public Health. This private member's bill, Bill C-216, proposes to immediately decriminalize personal possession of controlled substances across Canada without addressing the complex issues of implementation. This does raise significant concerns. Decrim…

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