Bill S-203

Second reading (Senate)

An Act to prohibit the promotion of alcoholic beverages

Bill S-203 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-05-28

Other Bills Numbered S-203

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

45-1

An Act to prohibit the promotion of alcoholic beverages

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House
43-1

An Act to amend the National Capital Act (buildings or works of national significance)

Second reading (Senate)
42-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending the captivity of whales and dolphins)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code (mental health treatment)

In committee (Senate)
41-1

An Act to modernize the composition of the boards of directors of certain corporations, financial institutions and parent Crown corporations, and in particular to ensure the balanced representation of women and men on those boards

In committee (Senate)
40-3

An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day

In committee (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (municipal infrastructure bonds) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

In committee (Senate)
40-1

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (foreign postings)

Second reading (Senate)
39-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (priority for appointment for veterans)

Dead

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (18)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-203.

Hon. Mike Lake2022-10-17
Federal Framework on Autism Spectrum Disorder Act
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Routine Proceedings

moved that Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce Bill S-203 in this House, seconded by my hon. colleague from Do…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2022-06-22
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

…e hon. member for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. This petition is very close to my heart, because Bill S-203 is the bill that bans the keeping of cetaceans in captivity. I was honoured to be one of the movers of that effort, along with a number of wonderful senators. This orca whale has been held in solitar…

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Ms. Leah Taylor Roy2022-06-22
Ending the Captivity of Whales
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Statements By Members

…lligent and sensitive, and is currently being held captive at Marineland. In 2019, the House passed Bill S-203 to end the captivity of whales, but Kiska was not released. Her misery was grandfathered in. She could live somewhere, such as the Nova Scotia Whale Sanctuary, and have decades left if we do not allo…

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Ms. Leah Taylor Roy2022-06-22
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…d cetaceans. To achieve this, they ask the Government of Canada to remove the grandfather clause in Bill S-203, which allows Marineland to retain ownership of Kiska and possibly use her for entertainment purposes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers, the principal and the students at F…

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Mr. Kelly McCauley2022-06-21
An Act to Change the Name of the Electoral Distric…
0

Private Members' Business

…have tackled the money laundering issue. From the member's home riding, Senator Housakos brought in Bill S-203. Rather than the bill before us, this is something decent from the Senate. It is a bill that provides for the development of a federal framework designed to support autistic Canadians, their families…

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The Deputy Speaker2022-05-12
Message from the Senate
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…e that the Senate has passed the following bills, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-203, an act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, Bill S-209, an act respecting pandemic observance day, and Bill S-227, an act to establish food day in Canada.

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Mr. Damien Kurek2022-03-24
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

… very lengthy petition that has a number of asks, these petitioners simply ask that the House adopt Bill S-203, a bill coming from the Senate that I believe was known in the last Parliament as the protecting young persons from exposure to pornography act. It is a simple act that would have meaningful age veri…

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Mr. Arnold Viersen2021-04-20
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…ty of sexually explicit material online for young persons. They are calling on the quick passage of Bill S-203 in the other place and for the government to recognize it. They are calling for the government to rapidly pass this bill.

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