Bill S-240
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (declaration of exception pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Charter for mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences)
Bill S-240 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.
Other Bills Numbered S-240
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 5 sessions:
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (declaration of exception pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Charter for mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences)
An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (definition of income)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
An Act respecting a national day of service to honour the courage and sacrifice of Canadians in the face of terrorism, particularly the events of September 11, 2001
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Division Votes (0)
No recorded division votes found for this bill.
Parliamentary Debates (19)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-240.
Private Members' Business
…thy initiative. Bill S-223 is no stranger to us. In the 42nd Parliament, it was before the House as Bill S-240. The reason I think it is a forgone conclusion that this bill is going to pass the House is that it is identical to the version we debated and passed as Bill S-240. In fact, in the 42nd Parliament it…
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…nsent or as the result of a financial transaction. Those are Bill C-350 in the House of Commons and Bill S-240 in the Senate. The petitioners are urging the Parliament of Canada to move quickly on the proposed legislation so as to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to prohi…
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…to Bill S-223, there were two Senate public bills that proposed nearly identical reforms. They were Bill S-240, introduced in 2017, and Bill S-204, introduced in 2020. In addition, two private member's bills introduced in 2017 and 2013 proposed similar reforms. They were Bill C-350 and Bill C-561. We all agre…
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…ens around the world. The petitioners are calling on the quick passage of two bills: Bill C-350 and Bill S-240. Those bills are exactly the same, but one is in the Senate and one is in this place. The petitioners are calling for it to be made a crime for Canadians to go abroad or for them to be inadmissible t…
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…that the NDP absolutely does support this legislation. It is a shame that we did not see the former Bill S-240 pass through the 42nd Parliament quickly. If people remember correctly, that piece of legislation was held up, literally yards away from the finish line, because of the procedural shenanigans that we…
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Mr. Speaker, today I am very honoured to present a number of petitions focused on Bill C-350 and Bill S-240 regarding the organ trafficking that continues to occur. These are things we have to bring forward to Parliament and discuss for the greater good, and I am hoping everybody in this chamber will agree…
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…signing the petition are looking for Parliament to move quickly to pass legislation: Bill C-350 and Bill S-240.
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…e Bill S-204 would make a big difference in the lives of many people. Bill S-204, formally known as Bill S-240, passed both in the House and in the other place in 2019. I was very proud to be one of the persons, along with my colleagues, who passed this important bill. I appreciate the fact that my colleague …
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…t has passed the Senate unanimously, and has previously passed the House unanimously in the form of Bill S-240. The petitioners are hoping that this bill will be adopted and that this will indeed be the one that finally gets it done.
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…he world. The petitioners are calling on the Government of Canada to pass two bills: Bill C-350 and Bill S-240. These bills would make it illegal for a Canadian to go abroad to gain access to illegally harvested organs.
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