Bill C-22
Lawful Access Act, 2026
Bill C-22 is at second reading in the House.
Other Bills Numbered C-22
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:
Lawful Access Act, 2026
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Energy Safety and Security Act
Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement Act
An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service
Appropriation Act No. 1, 2009-2010
Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic representation)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (age of protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act
Department of Social Development Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)
An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Judges Act and to amend other Acts in consequence
Income Tax Amendments Act, 2000
Division Votes (2)
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act
Vote by party
2nd reading of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act
Vote by party
Parliamentary Debates (976)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-22.
Government Orders
…tions speak louder than words. Last February, in the previous Parliament, the government introduced Bill C-22. The goal of this harmful legislation was to reduce the sentences for illegal gun smugglers and remove mandatory minimum sentences for many serious offences. That bill died when the election was call…
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…ge and proves to be another example of virtue signalling to all Canadians. Bill C-5 is identical to Bill C-22, which was first introduced in the last Parliament. That bill never made it past the second reading before the unnecessary federal election was called. The bill would eliminate mandatory minimum pena…
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… they truly care about. I cannot see how I can support this type of bill. This is the same thing as Bill C-22 in the last Parliament, and government members knew we would not support this type of legislation. They had an opportunity to fix it, but they chose not to take it. Between tabling Bill C-22 and the …
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Madam Speaker, Bill C-5 is reintroduced from the previous Bill C-22. The issues that my hon. colleague discusses are very important. They are in the hands of our Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, and our government is reviewing the requests of British Columbia…
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…ad range of justice system stakeholders from across Canada. Prior to the introduction of the former Bill C-22, I held a round table with the Minister of Justice regarding mandatory minimum penalties and the impact on Black Canadians and indigenous peoples. Organizations in my community, like the Canadian Car…
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…in fact, a Conservative member of Parliament, the hon. member for Tobique—Mactaquac, who introduced Bill C-228 in the last Parliament, a framework to reduce recidivism. Bill C-5 offers nothing in that regard. In closing, Bill C-5 puts the rights of criminals first and the rights of victims last. It endangers…
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…gree with in the minister's speech, but when this bill was introduced in the previous Parliament as Bill C-22, we raised concerns. Given the scale of the opioid crisis and the scale of the over-incarceration of Black and indigenous Canadians, is there really enough in this bill or are we missing an opportuni…
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…isions are based on facts. Most importantly, we are delivering on our promise to reintroduce former Bill C-22 within the first 100 days of our government. Indigenous people, Black Canadians and members of marginalized communities are overrepresented, both as victims and as offenders in the criminal justice s…
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…turn my attention now to Bill C-5, which is the exact same bill, ironically, that was introduced as Bill C-22 in the last Parliament before the Prime Minister called his snap vanity election. The Liberals would want Canadians to believe that Bill C-5 is simply about reducing minimum sentencing for simple dru…
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…treets today. However, Bill C-5 is a virtual carbon copy, to date myself with an archaic phrase, of Bill C-22, which the government introduced at the eleventh hour in the last Parliament. At that time, we New Democrats clearly told the government we found Bill C-22 to be weak sauce. After its introduction, t…
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