C-20 , 37th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, September 30, 2002, to Wednesday, November 12, 2003
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act
Summary
Current status
At report stage in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at report stage on Thursday, November 6, 2003 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, December 5, 2002
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, December 5, 2002 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, January 27, 2003 |
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Monday, February 3, 2003 |
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Thursday, February 20, 2003 |
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Tuesday, February 25, 2003 |
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Thursday, February 27, 2003 |
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Friday, March 21, 2003 |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003 |
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Monday, March 31, 2003 |
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Tuesday, April 1, 2003 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, October 30, 2003
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, September 25, 2003 |
Meeting 63 |
Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
Meeting 66 |
Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
Meeting 67 |
Wednesday, October 8, 2003 |
Meeting 68 |
Thursday, October 9, 2003 |
Meeting 69 |
Tuesday, October 21, 2003 |
Meeting 71 |
Thursday, October 23, 2003 |
Meeting 73 |
Thursday, October 23, 2003 |
Meeting 74 |
Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
Meeting 77 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 30, 2003 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, November 6, 2003 |
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 27, 2003 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 46) | Martin Cauchon (Liberal) |
| Monday, January 27, 2003 | Response speech(Sitting 46) | Vic Toews (Canadian Alliance) |
| Monday, January 27, 2003 | Response speech(Sitting 46) | Richard Marceau (Bloc Québécois) |
| Monday, January 27, 2003 | Response speech(Sitting 46) | Dick Proctor (NDP) |
| Monday, January 27, 2003 | Response speech(Sitting 46) | Peter Gordon MacKay (PC) |
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Similar bills
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Further reading
Child pornography, the Internet and offending.
Taylor, Max, Ethel Quayle and Gemma Holland.
Isuma, 2:94-100
Children in pornography after Sharpe.
Benedet, Janine.
Les cahiers de droit, 43:327-50
Drawing the line : Ottawa rejects demand 16 be the age of consent.
Driedger, Sharon Doyle.
Maclean's, 115:106, 108
Eradicating pedophilia : toward the humanization of society.
O'Grady, Ron.
Journal of international affairs, 55:123-40
Eradicating pedophilia : toward the humanization of society.
O'Grady, Ron.
Journal of international affairs, 55:123-40
Inverting image and reality : R. v. Sharpe and the moral panic around child pornography.
Gotell, Lise.
Constitutional forum, 12:9-22
Majeur ou pas majeur?.
L'Actualité, 28:13
Pedophilia and the culture wars.
Zuriff, G.E..
Public interest, 138:29-39
R. v. Sharpe and private possession of child pornography.
Ross, June.
Constitutional forum, 11:50-9
Sentences for offences involving child pornography.
Gillespie, Alisdair A..
Criminal law review, pp. 81-92
The perverse law of child pornography.
Adler, Amy.
Columbia law review, 101:209-73