Bill C-270

Second reading (House)

Stand on Guard Act

Bill C-270 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Sandra Cobena
Conservative
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-12

Other Bills Numbered C-270

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

45-1

Stand on Guard Act

Second reading (House)
44-1

Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Report stage (House)
43-2

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school supplies)

Second reading (House)
42-1

Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)

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)
41-2

An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

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 Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

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 change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine

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 change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine

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 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations

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 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations

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 Witness Protection Program Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

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

Witness and Spousal Protection Program Act

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

Witness and Spousal Protection Program Act

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

Members of Parliament Superannuation Act

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 (1)

Division #758
Agreed To
2024-05-08T16:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

327Yea
0Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (36)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-270: the latest 20.

Cheryl Gallant2026-09-22
Petitions

Routine Proceedings

…emboldened by a decade of Liberal soft-on-crime policies. That is why Conservatives have introduced Bill C-270, the stand on guard act, which will clarify the legal standards around self-defence on one's property. That targets crime where they would not be punished for fighting back to protect what they cheri…

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Cheryl Gallant2026-03-24
Petitions

Routine Proceedings

… by a decade of Liberal soft-on-crime policies. They support the Conservatives' stand on guard act, Bill C-270, which would clarify the legal standards around self-defence and defence of property so that those who are the target of crime would not be punished for fighting back to protect those they cherish.

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Sandra Cobena2026-03-12
Stand on Guard Act

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (defence of person). Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce the stand on guard act, my very first bill in the House. Our homes are supposed to be the one pl…

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Mr. Damien Kurek2024-11-07
Privilege

Orders of the Day

…e answer to the problem of Parliament being paralyzed is to release the documents. When it comes to Bill C-270, I would hope the member would support a bill that would place strict penalties on anybody who would share, without consent, explicit material and that would have age verification for any explicit ma…

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Mr. James Maloney2024-11-07
Privilege

Orders of the Day

…to block his own colleague from Peace River—Westlock because he had a very compelling argument that Bill C-270 should come to the House as soon as possible to be debated. Now I come to the House and I am listening to him give a speech about this privilege so nothing can be debated. I want to know whether the …

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The Deputy Speaker2024-05-08
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-270 under Private Members' Business.

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2024-05-08
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 7 consideration of the motion that Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Arnold Viersen2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

…Government in the House of Commons that left me scratching my head. I do not think he actually read Bill C-270 or even the Liberals' own bill, Bill C-63. The parliamentary secretary fixated on the 24-hour takedown requirement in Bill C-63 as the solution to this issue. However, I do not think anyone is oppose…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to say a few words in support of Bill C-270, which is an excellent bill from my colleague from Peace River—Westlock, who has been working so hard over his nine years in Parliament to defend the interests of his constituents on important issues…

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Mrs. Julie Vignola2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

…sure may be the cause of another person's or many other people's nightmare. Basically, that is what Bill C-270 seeks to prevent, what it seeks to sanction. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that people do not have to go through hell because of pornography. This bill seeks to criminalize the fact that, unde…

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Mr. James Maloney2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to speak to Bill C-270, an act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), at second reading. I would like to begin my remarks by stressing the bill's important objective. It is to ensure that those who make, distr…

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Mr. Frank Caputo2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

…s a profound honour to be able to do this. It is my hope that when we talk about things that are in Bill C-270, for instance, that we would eliminate the term “child pornography”. Pornography implies consent. Pornography implies adults who are voluntarily doing things. Children can never consent, so it is tim…

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Ms. Rachel Blaney2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am here today to speak to Bill C-270, which is an act to amend the Criminal Code around pornographic material. We all, in the House, agree that we do not want to see children treated in a way that is sexualized. Children deserve to be c…

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

…r for Shefford and the Bloc Québécois critic for the status of women, I want to say that we support Bill C-270 in principle. We would like to examine this bill in committee. The Bloc Québécois fully supports the bill's stated objective, which is to combat child pornography and the distribution and commerciali…

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2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from April 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2024-04-10
Committees of the House

Routine Proceedings

…ed. Just yesterday, I was in the House and had the opportunity to speak to a private member's bill, Bill C-270, which dealt with the issues of child porn and non-consensual porn. I stood in my place and provided commentary on how serious and important that issue is, not only to the government but also to ever…

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Mr. Ben Carr2024-04-09
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join the second reading debate with respect to Bill C-270, an act to amend the Criminal Code on pornographic material, which was introduced on April 28, 2022, by the member for Peace River—Westlock. I want to take an opportunity off the top to thank an orga…

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Mr. Randall Garrison2024-04-09
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

… most effective in bringing an end to these practices, and whether and how the measures proposed in Bill C-270 would contribute to bringing an end to online sexual exploitation. The bill, in some senses, is very simple. It would require checking ID and keeping records of consent. Some would argue that the exi…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2024-04-09
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

…o see the government legislation come forward. I was hoping to get clarification from the member on Bill C-270. He may be thrown off a little because of Bill C-63, which I believe will be of greater benefit than Bill C-270. After listening to the member speak though, I found out that the Conservative Party is…

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Mr. Arnold Viersen2024-04-09
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, imagine being the parent of a teenage daughter who has been missing for…

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