Bill C-273 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Peter Julian  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Third reading (House), as of Sept. 18, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to repeal a provision that authorizes the correction of a child by force if certain criteria are met.

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Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-273s:

C-273 (2021) National Strategy for a Guaranteed Basic Income Act
C-273 (2016) An Act to amend the Customs Act (marine pleasure craft)
C-273 (2011) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)
C-273 (2009) An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (right to repair)

Votes

Feb. 14, 2024 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 11, 2024

  • Joan Durrant, Professor, University of Manitoba, As an Individual
  • Daniel Zekveld, Policy Analyst, Association for Reformed Political Action Canada
  • Kate Butler, Past Chair, Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
  • John Sikkema, Director, Law and Policy, Association for Reformed Political Action Canada

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 15, 2024

  • Heidi Yetman, President, Canadian Teachers' Federation
  • Tesa Fiddler, Member, Advisory Committee on Indigenous Education, Canadian Teachers' Federation
  • Sébastien Joly, Executive Director, Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers
  • Lisa M. Kelly, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, As an Individual
  • Marc Levasseur, As an Individual
  • Ryan Lutes, President, Nova Scotia Teachers Union

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 29, 2024

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on May 2, 2024