Bill S-233

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)

Bill S-233 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-23

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Division Votes (1)

Division #127
Agreed To
2026-05-27T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)

332Yea
0Nay
8Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
168Y / 0N
Conservative
138Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
20Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (37)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-233.

2026-05-27
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 25 consideration of the motion that Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Speaker2026-05-27
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading of Bill S-233 under Private Members' Business.

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2026-05-25
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from February 4 consideration of the motion that Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Grant Jackson2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand today to put a few words on the record about Bill S-233. I know, although I am a new member, that it has been here before in different formats. I am very glad to see that it is back on the floor of the House of Commons again for debate. Of course, it is u…

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Danielle Martin2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak to Bill S-233, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to assault against persons who provide health services and first responders. This bill would add an aggravating factor in the Criminal Code that applie…

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Todd Doherty2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I want to first thank our colleagues from all sides who spoke to Bill S-233. I specifically want to thank two members. I thank the member for Barrie South—Innisfil for his service. What many people may not know is that he served as a firefighter for, I believe, 22 years. He …

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Marilène Gill2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill S-233, an act to amend the Criminal Code with regard to assault against persons who provide health services and first responders. As everyone knows, this is not the first time we are debating this bill in …

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Dan Mazier2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support Bill S-233, which is a bill that should not be controversial. It should not be controversial to say that people who care for us deserve to be protected. It should not be controversial to say that a nurse should…

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Bob Zimmer2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

…the bill. People hear about different bills, and they hear the titles. This is what the preamble to Bill S-233 says: Whereas there are an increasing number of incidents involving violence against persons who provide health services and first responders; Whereas assaults on persons who provide health services …

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John Brassard2026-05-25
Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

… professionals who keep our communities safe despite the cards they have been dealt by it. Why does Bill S-233 matter? It recognizes a simple and profoundly important principle, that an assault against a first responder or health care professional is not just an assault against an individual but an assault ag…

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