Bill C-29

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

Bill C-29 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Marc Miller
Liberal
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2022-06-22

Other Bills Numbered C-29

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 13 sessions:

44-1

An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of operations at the Port of Montreal

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2015

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2012

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to increase the availability of agricultural loans and to repeal the Farm Improvement Loans Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)

Second reading (Senate)
39-1

An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to amend the Patent Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mental disorder) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

In committee (House)
37-2

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2003

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2002

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (8)

Division #741
Agreed To
2024-04-29T15:15:00

Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

323Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #673
Agreed To
2024-03-20T17:00:15

Time allocation for Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

178Yea
146Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 115N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #230
Agreed To
2022-12-01T15:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

315Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
111Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #227
Agreed To
2022-11-29T15:45:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

320Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #226
Agreed To
2022-11-29T15:30:00

Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)

321Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #225
Agreed To
2022-11-29T15:15:00

Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)

321Yea
0Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #224
Agreed To
2022-11-29T15:00:00

Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)

177Yea
144Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #102
Agreed To
2021-04-29T01:52:00

2nd reading of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of operations at the Port of Montreal

255Yea
61Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
144Y / 3N
Conservative
110Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
0Y / 22N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (280)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-29.

James Bezan2026-03-24
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…
0

Private Members' Business

…tor Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, as Bill S-224. In the 44th Parliament, in 2022, I retabled this bill as Bill C-296, but it was way down on the Order Paper and of course never made it through. In this Parliament, here in the first draw, I am glad to see that my friend from Cowichan—Malahat—Langford has picked up …

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2026-01-29
Protecting Victims Act
0

Government Orders

…ee, yet the Conservatives are opposing it. We have a series of crime legislation. We can talk about Bill C-29, Bill C-9 and Bill C-14, which were popular pieces of bail reform legislation, or about the legislation we have today. The Conservative Party continues to deny the passage of this type of legislation…

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Frank Caputo2025-12-01
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…private member's bill, as in within both the first and second hours. In the last Parliament, we had Bill C-291, which changed the name from “child pornography” to “child sexual abuse and exploitation material”. I drafted that bill and worked through it with the member who now represents Kamloops—Shuswap—Cent…

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Mel Arnold2025-11-05
Justice
0

Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, private member’s Bill C-291 passed with unanimous support in the last Parliament to replace the term “child pornography” in our laws with what it really is: child sexual abuse and exploitation material. Sexual abuse and exploi…

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Frank Caputo2025-10-20
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…ys. In that period, intimate partner sexual assault increased 163%. I introduced a bill previously, Bill C-299, that would have raised the sexual assault maximum to life imprisonment. I was actually heckled by two members of the Liberal Party when I did that. How do we stand in the way of this? How do we sta…

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Frank Caputo2025-10-10
Military Justice System Modernization Act
0

Government Orders

…o do. It is actually even worse when we know of a problem and sit idle in Parliament. I put forward Bill C-299 to add life imprisonment to sexual offences and put most sex offences on par with property offences. I was heckled when I introduced that bill. Then we wonder why we are in the state we are in where…

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Mel Arnold2025-10-10
Bill C-291
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Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, today, October 10, Bill C-291 from the 44th Parliament comes into force to eliminate the term “child pornography” from Canada's Criminal Code and federal statutes. Thanks to the work of my colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola…

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Frank Caputo2025-09-17
Strong Borders Act
0

Government Orders

…lking about sentences for robbery versus those for sexual offences. It is something I brought up on Bill C-299 the last time. In fact, the member for Winnipeg North was in the chamber when I brought that bill forward, and I was heckled while bringing that bill forward. My hon. colleague is so passionate abou…

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Ms. Iqra Khalid2024-11-22
Canada Revenue Agency
0

Oral Questions

…bout, we have supported whistle-blower rights, as shown in our support of the member's caucus bill, Bill C-290, which aims to increase protections for whistle-blowers. However, we need to find the right balance when it comes to making sure that Canadians' data is protected while also ensuring rights for whis…

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Ms. Iqra Khalid2024-11-22
Canada Revenue Agency
0

Oral Questions

…ted earlier, we have the highest respect for whistle-blowers and support the private member's bill, Bill C-290, put forward by the member's caucus to protect whistle-blowers. Again, we also have to ensure that Canadians' data is protected. We have to make sure that tax avoidance and tax filings carry fairnes…

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