Bill C-23

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Appropriation Act No. 4, 2025-26

Bill C-23 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Shafqat Ali
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-24

Other Bills Numbered C-23

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:

45-1

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44-1

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41-2

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41-1

Canada–Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

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40-3

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40-2

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Second reading (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence

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39-1

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Second reading (Senate)
38-1

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act

Law (royal assent given)
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37-3

First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Third reading (House)
37-2

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37-1

An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act

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Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (924)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-23.

Andréanne Larouche2025-12-01
Criminal Code
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Private Members' Business

…. First there was Bill C-247, Bill C-202, then Bill C-332, which is more recent. In 2023, we passed Bill C-233, which was drafted by the Liberals and was on electronic monitoring and continuing education for judges. A widely publicized increase in femicides has added more political pressure to take action an…

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Alexis Deschênes2025-11-28
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
0

Private Members' Business

…t with bail, that is, the provisional release of someone who has not yet been found guilty, whereas Bill C-235 deals with parole for murderers. First, I would like him to explain how he manages to establish a causal link. Second, if this bill is passed and then struck down, is my colleague and his party prep…

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Abdelhaq Sari2025-11-28
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-235, introduced by the hon. member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. This bill addresses an issue that strikes at the very heart of our justice system—the way that our country punishes the most severe, dev…

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Alexis Deschênes2025-11-28
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
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Private Members' Business

…I have the utmost respect for him, despite the fact that I strongly disagree with his approach. His Bill C-235 proposes to amend the Criminal Code so that, in cases of murder preceded by kidnapping or sexual assault, the judge may impose a period of parole ineligibility that exceeds the current 25-year perio…

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Michael Cooper2025-11-28
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, as the seconder of the bill, I rise to speak in strong support of Bill C-235, the respecting families of murdered and brutalized persons act, introduced by the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. I want to thank the member for his leadership in bringing the bill forward. I…

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Jeff Kibble2025-11-28
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
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Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House to speak today to my p…

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Adam Chambers2025-11-27
Financial Administration Act
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Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-230, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (debt forgiveness registry), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, …

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Ryan Turnbull2025-11-27
Financial Administration Act
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-230, an act to amend the Financial Administration Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts. I want to thank the member for Simcoe North for putting this forth. I, too, share some of the co…

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Gérard Deltell2025-11-27
Financial Administration Act
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Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure and an honour to take part in this debate on Bill C-230, concerning transparency. First, here is a quick explanation of what the bill is all about. In Canada, and in other countries around the world, the government sometimes enters into agreements with b…

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Juanita Nathan2025-11-21
Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicid…
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Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak to Bill C-236, addressing the continuing victimization of homicide victims' families act. The short title of this bill refers to the continuing victimization of homicide victims. The bill would make an offender's…

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