Bill C-381

Historical
Defeated

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion)

Bill C-381 was defeated and did not become law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Tim Uppal
Conservative
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2024-02-12

Other Bills Numbered C-381

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 12 sessions:

44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion)

Defeated
42-1

An Act to amend the Judges Act (bilingualism)

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 Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer)

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 Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer)

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 amend the Criminal Code (trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)

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 amend the Criminal Code (trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)

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 National Capital Act (appointments and meetings)

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 National Capital Act (appointments and meetings)

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 respecting the replacement of agricultural pest control products

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

An Act to amend the Competition Act (vertically integrated gasoline suppliers)

Not active
37-2

An Act to amend the Competition Act (vertically integrated gasoline suppliers)

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

An Act to provide for the use of a maximum speed control device for use on motor vehicles and to prohibit the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles that are not equipped with a maximum speed control device

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 #767
Negatived
2024-05-22T15:45:00

2nd reading of Bill C-381, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion)

144Yea
173Nay
8Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 147N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Green Party
0Y / 2N

Parliamentary Debates (19)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-381.

Colin Reynolds2026-01-27
Justice
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…l policies created through Bill C–5 and Bill C–75, while the member for Edmonton Gateway introduced Bill C-381, the protection against extortion act, which the Liberals voted down, choosing to put criminals over communities. The Liberal bail reform bill, Bill C-14, does not remove the principle of restraint, …

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Amanpreet Gill2025-06-19
Public Safety
0

Oral Questions

…nce agency is sounding the alarm, but the Liberals are ignoring it. They voted against Conservative Bill C-381, which was for jail, not bail, for repeat offenders. Will the Prime Minister finally take public safety seriously by adopting our Conservative plan to lock up these violent criminals?

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Jagsharan Singh Mahal2025-06-17
Justice
0

Oral Questions

…ses with demands for extortion money. Extortion is up by 357%. Liberals voted down the common-sense Bill C-381, which would have enforced a three-year mandatory minimum penalty, and a four-year penalty for extortion involving non-restricted firearms, which was repealed by the Liberals in Bill C-5. Will the Li…

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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan2024-09-26
Public Safety
0

Statements by Members

…ster and both Liberal MPs from Alberta voted against a common-sense Conservative bill on extortion, Bill C-381, so they could keep the Liberal-NDP Prime Minister in power and protect the NDP leader's $2.2-million pension. Common-sense Conservatives are the only party standing up and protecting victims; the Li…

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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan2024-09-26
Public Safety
0

Oral Questions

…lies and businesses. The Liberal-NDP coalition voted against the Conservative deputy leader's bill, Bill C-381, to crack down on extortion. Instead, the coalition made it easier for criminals to get bail and to re-offend. Why is the freedom of criminals more important to the government than protecting extorti…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Madam Chair, yesterday the House of Commons voted to defeat Bill C-381. There is obviously no evidence that mandatory minimums work as a deterrent. This was in the case of extortion in the Criminal Code. There is even evidence that they might hinder the work of a prosec…

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2024-05-22
Protection against Extortion Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 21 consideration of the motion that Bill C-381, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Deputy Speaker2024-05-22
Protection against Extortion 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-381 under Private Members' Business.

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Mr. James Maloney2024-05-21
Protection against Extortion Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to speak about Bill C-381, an act to amend the Criminal Code on the important issue of extortion, which is something that I and, I expect, all parliamentarians are deeply concerned about. Bill C-381 proposes amendments to the…

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Hon. Tim Uppal2024-05-21
Protection against Extortion Act
0

Private Members' Business

…is makes any sense, but most importantly, it does not have to be this way. Our Conservative plan in Bill C-381 would ensure that anyone who commits extortion will serve jail time. This common-sense bill would establish a mandatory sentence of three years for any criminal convicted of extortion. It would send …

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