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Bill C-238

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

Bill C-238 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Viviane Lapointe
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-22

Other Bills Numbered C-238

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act respecting the French language

Defeated
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

Defeated
43-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of lamps containing mercury

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (in-home care of relatives)

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 to amend the Income Tax Act (in-home care of relatives)

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 establish a Holocaust Monument in the National Capital Region

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 establish a Holocaust Monument in the National Capital Region

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 establish a Holocaust Monument in the National Capital Region

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 Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)

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 Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)

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 to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)

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 establish the rights of patients in relation to health, treatment and records

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)
37-2

An Act to establish the rights of patients in relation to health, treatment and records

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)
37-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentencing)

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 #180
Negatived
2022-09-28T15:35:00

2nd reading of Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language

56Yea
268Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 152N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #41
Negatived
2021-01-27T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

150Yea
171Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
2Y / 142N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 3N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (23)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-238.

Michael Coteau2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, Bill C-238 looks at putting first responders, victims and communities at the forefront of justice and repair. I would like to ask the member to take a minute to explain the balance between justice and punishmen…

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Larry Brock2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…very member can respect, but good intentions alone do not make good law. As we look more closely at Bill C-238, we have to ask whether it would actually deliver on its promise, or whether it would simply add another layer of process to a justice system already overburdened and under-resourced. Section 738 of …

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Tamara Kronis2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-238. This bill would amend section 738 of the Criminal Code so that courts could make offenders pay back community organizations, like shelters, emergency services and victim support groups, that have fa…

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…hat, we do not necessarily see them being acted on for a number of different reasons. That is where Bill C-238 would come into play. It would not only recognize the victim; it would go beyond the immediate victim to ask, “What about the community? Should a judge not give it consideration in certain situations…

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Viviane Lapointe2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…build, yet the very people who absorb the cost of those crimes have no formal place in restitution. Bill C-238 would change that. It would ensure that when an offender is held accountable, communities that bear the harm can share in the repair, and it recognizes community harm as part of justice itself. This …

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Martin Champoux2025-11-03
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-238. First of all, I want to acknowledge and congratulate the new mayors and municipal councillors who were just elected in my magnificent riding of Drummond. I also want to give a special shout-out to D…

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Viviane Lapointe2025-09-22
Criminal Code
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders). Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House today to present my private member's bill, which is calling for amendments to the Criminal Cod…

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2022-09-28
An Act respecting the French language
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from September 26 consideration of the motion that Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Speaker2022-09-28
An Act respecting the French language
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-238 under Private Members' Business.

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Mr. Jean-Denis Garon2022-09-26
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

… this morning's debate and, in my view, there seems to be a bit of a cat fight in the House between Bill C-238, which seeks to comply with the will of the Quebec National Assembly on matters relating to Quebec's only official language, and Bill C-13. I was surprised to hear the parliamentary secretary say ear…

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