C-299 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)
This bill received royal assent on Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Statutes of Canada 2013, c. 32
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, September 29, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Placed on the order of precedence on Monday, October 3, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
Sitting 86
Agreed to
(Vote 139)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, June 4, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
Meeting 37 |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
Meeting 38 |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
Meeting 39 |
Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
Meeting 40 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 4, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, September 24, 2012 |
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Friday, October 5, 2012 |
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
Sitting 163
Agreed to
(Vote 481)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, October 18, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Referral to committee, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, May 23, 2013
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
Meeting 82 |
Thursday, May 9, 2013 |
Meeting 86 |
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
Meeting 87 |
Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
Meeting 88 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, June 21, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 139 — Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)
- Yeas:
- 150
- Nays:
- 123
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 273
Vote 478 — Wednesday, October 17, 2012
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person) (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 116
- Nays:
- 151
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 267
Vote 479 — Wednesday, October 17, 2012
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person) (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 115
- Nays:
- 153
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 268
Vote 480 — Wednesday, October 17, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)
- Yeas:
- 151
- Nays:
- 117
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 268
Vote 481 — Wednesday, October 17, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)
- Yeas:
- 151
- Nays:
- 117
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 268
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 55) | David Wilks (Conservative) |
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | Response speech(Sitting 55) | Jack Harris (NDP) |
| Monday, November 28, 2011 | Response speech(Sitting 55) | Sean Casey (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 113) | Vernon White (Conservative) |
| Thursday, February 7, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 135) | Mobina S.B. Jaffer (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Chapter 23 – Range of sentence : A. Offences against the person : 5. Kidnapping, in Sentencing, 8th ed.
Ruby, Clayton C., Gerald J. Chan, and Nader R. Hasan.
Markham : LexisNexis, 2012, pp. 900-906
Child abduction : prevention, investigation, and recovery.
Snow, Robert L.
Praeger Publishers, 2008, 183 p.
Child and youth victims of police-reported violent crime, 2008 [electronic resource].
Ogrodnik, Lucie.
Ottawa : Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2010, 1 PDF file (29 p. : col. ill.)
Kidnapping, trafficking in persons, hostage taking and abduction, in "Criminal offences and defences".
Gold, Alan D. (Contributor).
Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis Canada, 2012, pp. 611-617
L'enlèvement d'enfants par un étranger au Canada : nature et portée.
Dalley, Marlene, et Jenna Ruscoe.
[Ottawa] : Services nationaux des enfants disparus, 2003, 33, 30 p.
Les enfants et les jeunes victimes de crimes violents déclarés par la police, 2008 [ressource électronique].
Ogrodnik, Lucie.
Ottawa : Centre canadien de la statistique juridique, 2010, 1 fichier PDF (32 p. : ill. en coul.)
Les peines minimales obligatoires au Canada [ressource électronique].
MacKay, Robin.
Bibliothèque du Parlement. Notes sur la Colline no 2010-70F
Mandatory minimum sentencing in Canada [electronic resource].
MacKay, Robin.
Library of Parliament. Hill Note Number 2010-70E
Mandatory sentences of imprisonment in common law jurisdictions [electronic resource] : some representative models.
Roberts, Julian V.
Dept. of Justice Canada, [2005], 1 PDF file (v , 47 p.)
Peines d’emprisonnement obligatoires dans les pays de common law [ressource électronique] : quelques modèles représentatifs.
Roberts, Julian V.
Ministère de la justice Canada, [2005], 1 fichier PDF (v, 49 p.)
The abduction of children by strangers in Canada : nature and scope.
Dalley, Marlene, and Jenna Ruscoe.
[Ottawa] : National Missing Children Services, 2003, 30, 33 p.