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

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

45-1

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40-3

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40-2

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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

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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.

Viviane Lapointe2025-11-03
Criminal Code
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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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Larry Brock2025-11-03
Criminal Code
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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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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 punishme…

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2025-11-03
Criminal Code
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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 situation…

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Tamara Kronis2025-11-03
Criminal Code
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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 f…

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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 …

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Sukh Dhaliwal2025-10-30
Canada Health Act
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Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-239, An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (accountability), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank the hon. member for Winnipeg North for …

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Jagsharan Singh Mahal2025-10-30
Canada Health Act
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Private Members' Business

… health care is already burdened with delays, as we all know. Has the member consulted provinces on Bill C-239, and which provinces have they consulted?

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Dan Mazier2025-10-30
Canada Health Act
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Private Members' Business

… rest of the world. Compassion must consider capacity. That brings me to the legislation before us, Bill C-239. The Liberals claim that the bill would improve accountability in health care, but if we read it, there is no accountability for results. There is nothing in Bill C-239 that would require provinces …

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Luc Thériault2025-10-30
Canada Health Act
0

Private Members' Business

…d not consult members from Quebec either. I would be curious to hear what those 44 members think of Bill C-239, because it does not seem to change anything in the existing legislation. The current legislation does have criteria, two conditions, and that means that we have everything we need in the law to be …

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