Bill C-246
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)
Bill C-246 was defeated and did not become law.
Other Bills Numbered C-246
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (representation in the House of Commons)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Labelling Act, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (animal protection)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (hearing impairment)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (hearing impairment)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child sexual predators)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child sexual predators)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child sexual predators)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (vitamins)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (vitamins)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (child adoption expenses)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (child adoption expenses)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (child adoption expenses)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code to prohibit coercion in medical procedures that offend a person's religion or belief that human life is inviolable
Division Votes (2)
2nd reading of Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)
Vote by party
2nd reading of Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (representation in the House of Commons)
Vote by party
Parliamentary Debates (33)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-246.
Private Members' Business
Madam Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak today to Bill C-246. I would like to draw attention to the introduction of Bill C-14 and note my support of the government's proposal to update the grandfather clause in the seat allocation formula. This will ensure tha…
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Madam Speaker, we are talking today about Bill C-246, which provides that the total number of members from the province of Quebec can never be less than 25% of the total number of members in the House of Commons, regardless of whether Quebec's populati…
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…now, the House of Commons is not elected by proportional representation, and it is unfortunate that Bill C-246 does not include this crucial element. Consequently, not every vote counts. Because there is no proportional representation, the NDP has been under-represented in Quebec since the last federal electi…
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…e had an opposition day motion from the Bloc Québécois, and I will take the opportunity to speak to Bill C-246 in a moment. The Bloc and the House were strong on maintaining the seats, but they want to make sure that 25% of the House of Commons seats would always be preserved for Quebec. My question is, and I…
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…unique nation. Each nation is unique. What has he just figured out? I would like to know. We tabled Bill C-246, which would finally solve this aspect of the problem. Quebec would be guaranteed 25% of the political weight. That would halt the decline of Quebec's political weight in the House. Trying to prevent…
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…ave the potential to go beyond that. Why not recognize the value of Bill C-14? What is the need for Bill C-246, which is being proposed? The member already knows that members on the government side are committed to it, because we had the debate earlier this month, which the member even made reference to, wher…
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moved that Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, regarding representation in the House of Commons, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking you …
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…, earlier, the hon. member for Drummond spoke for about eight minutes before he mentioned his bill, Bill C-246. He first outlined the entire history and digressed quite a bit. I think I am entitled to a little leeway, too. The fact that the NDP has negotiated pharmacare, that there will be legislation in 2023…
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…ause he mentioned Bill C-11 on broadcasting, which I obviously care a lot about. Today's motion and Bill C-246, which I think are somewhat related because they are similar in purpose, do not criticize the government's work or the intentions and work of members from other parts of Canada. Yes, there are some g…
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…ec nation. I heard him refer to a Quebec clause. I am the sponsor of a bill introduced by my party, Bill C-246, which also focuses on Quebec's political weight and proposes a nation provision that seeks to preserve, as the motion we are moving today in the House of Common does, Quebec's political weight withi…
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