Bill C-311
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (violence against pregnant women)
Bill C-311 was defeated and did not become law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.
Other Bills Numbered C-311
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 12 sessions:
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Division Votes (1)
2nd reading of Bill C-311, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (violence against pregnant women)
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Parliamentary Debates (37)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-311.
Routine Proceedings
…ch. Hansard shows the sequence of events and comments that led to the incident during the debate on Bill C-311, the violence against pregnant women act. I argued that the government had lost credibility on the matter of women's rights, in part because it had failed to stand up for the victims of Paul Bernardo…
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Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak today to Bill C-311. I trust all hon. colleagues in the House condemn acts of violence. The member for Yorkton—Melville wants to amend the Criminal Code. She wants to mandate that knowingly assaulting a pregnant person …
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have laid my private member's bill, Bill C-311, before Parliament, and I will now end this second hour of debate with my closing comments. The violence against pregnant women act would amend the Criminal Code by adding two new aggravating circums…
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…f Peterborough—Kawartha. I would like to thank my colleague from Yorkton—Melville for putting forth Bill C-311, which I will be speaking to this evening. Bill C-311, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to violence against pregnant women, is a simple and straightforward piece of legislation. If pass…
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Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak to Bill C-311, which was introduced by the Conservative member for Yorkton—Melville. I am proud to stand with my NDP and Bloc colleagues and with Canadian women across our great country in opposition to this Conse…
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Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak to Bill C-311, which was introduced by the Conservative member for Yorkton—Melville. I am proud to stand with my NDP and Bloc colleagues and with Canadian women across our great country—
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Mr. Speaker, in the first hour of debate on Bill C-311, the violence against pregnant women act, there was a lot of push-back by the Liberals and the NDP on issues not in the bill. The lack of care and rigour in this debate should be distressing to Canad…
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The House resumed from May 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-311, an act to amend the Criminal Code (violence against pregnant women), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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…aker, it is 2023 and we are in the House again debating something that should not be up for debate: Bill C-311. While the member for Yorkton—Melville claims that this bill is about protecting women from violence, no organizations that actually work to support and protect women from violence are endorsing this…
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…k the MP for Winnipeg Centre for her great work, the MP for London—Fanshawe for the work she did on Bill C-311 in the 43rd Parliament and Olivia Chow for her work, in the 40th Parliament, on Bill C-373. New Democrats truly believe that every parent across Canada deserves access to affordable, high-quality chi…
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