Bill C-63

Historical
Second reading (House)

An Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

Bill C-63 is at second reading in the House. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Arif Virani
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2024-02-26

Other Bills Numbered C-63

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 8 sessions:

44-1

An Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
42-1

A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to give effect to the Déline Final Self-Government Agreement and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

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, 2014

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act and another Act in consequence thereof

Second reading (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident

Second reading (House)
38-1

An Act to amend An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act

Report stage (House)

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (117)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-63.

Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…point out that Meta's response was also surprising, because there are a lot of penalties set out in Bill C-63, but Meta is still comfortable working with us. With regard to the second question, I want to say that we stand up for the protection of both official languages across Canada under the Official Langu…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I would like to turn to Bill C-63. I support Bill C-63, the online hate bill, but I do not think it adequately gets to some of the questions of algorithms. I think we have a real problem with rage farming. Some of the examples I have…

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I have a few responses. First of all, Bill C-63 contemplates a responsibility to file a digital safety plan with the new commissioner to indicate how one is going to moderate risk for one's users, and lastly, to be vetted against that moderation a…

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…respect to victims of hatred, through the online hate bill; victims of child sex predation, through Bill C-63; victims of intimate partner violence, through our changes to the bail regime, not once but twice, through Bill C-48 and Bill C-75; and fundamentally, victims of gun violence in this country, through…

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…n articulated by the Leader of the Opposition to a bill that I am shepherding through this chamber, Bill C-63, was so vociferous that he did not even wait to read the document. He came out against it before it was even tabled. This is the very same document that groups like CIJA have gone on record about, sa…

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…ncludes funding for the security infrastructure program to protect places of worship. That includes Bill C-63, which would tackle Islamophobia head-on and help keep all Canadians safe.

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Ms. Michelle Ferreri2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…d that is a shameful response. This is my last question. The minister says he is so concerned about Bill C-63, which he is in charge of bringing forward to the House. If it so important to protect children, why has he not done it?

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Madam Chair, I would say that we can start by moving with pace on Bill C-63. It talks about the fact that hate crimes are up 130% over the last five years in this country. We know that the hatred people are exposed to online has real-world consequences. Look no further than …

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Hon. Arif Virani2024-05-23
Business of Supply
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Government Orders

…y the kids who are coming forward. It is critical to address this issue with haste. We need to pass Bill C-63 at second reading and get it to committee to hear from experts about the pressing need for this bill.

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Ms. Lena Metlege Diab2024-05-23
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…n use. Can the minister explain that a little further and speak a little more about the measures in Bill C-63? I think that fundamentally it is a very alarming topic to many in my constituency and across the country.

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