C-12 , 37th Parliament, 3rd session February 2, 2004, to May 23, 2004
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act
Summary
Current status
At second reading in the Senate
Latest activity
First reading on May 13, 2004 (Senate)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, February 12, 2004
Chamber sittings
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February 12, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, February 12, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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February 12, 2004 |
Sitting 9
Agreed to
(Journals 9)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, February 12, 2004
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
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February 12, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with amendments, February 24, 2004
Chamber sittings
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February 18, 2004 |
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February 23, 2004 |
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February 24, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, May 12, 2004
Chamber sittings
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March 9, 2004 |
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March 12, 2004 |
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April 21, 2004 |
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April 22, 2004 |
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April 23, 2004 |
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April 27, 2004 |
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April 28, 2004 |
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April 29, 2004 |
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May 4, 2004 |
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May 12, 2004 |
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, May 13, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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May 13, 2004 |
Second reading
No activity
Third reading
Not reached
Notes
Pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on February 10, 2004, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill C-20 in the 2nd Session of the 37th Parliament).
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
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Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
There are currently no major speeches for this bill.
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Further reading
Child pornography and freedom of expression in Canada and the U.S.A.
Storrow, Marvin R.V. and Roy Millen.
The Advocate, 61:825-46
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
Confronting collective harm: technology's transformative impact on child pornography.
Bailey, Jane.
UNB law journal, 56:65-102
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
Haro sur le porno.
Cordelier, Jérôme.
Le Point, no 1574:42-6
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
Porn law changes, barely: minimum sentence remains mild, the age of consent 14, but 'free expression' is limited somewhat..
Stock, Peter.
The Report, 30:31
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
Youth, pornography and the Internet.
Thornburgh, Dick and Herbert Lin.
Issues in science and technology, 20:43-8