C-353 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to Monday, January 6, 2025
An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Short title:
Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Second reading and referral to committee on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Placed on the order of precedence on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, December 1, 2023 |
|
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 |
Sitting 325
Agreed to
(Vote 799)
|
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 |
Meeting 129 |
Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
Meeting 130 |
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
Meeting 131 |
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Notes
On February 1, 2024, the Speaker of the House of Commons declared that the question at the third reading stage of Bill C-353 will not be put, unless a royal recommendation is received.
Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, the committee presented a report to the House of Commons recommending that the Bill not be further proceeded with — December 5, 2024
Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, the committee presented a report to the House of Commons recommending that the Bill not be further proceeded with — December 5, 2024
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 799 — Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-353, An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Yeas:
- 173
- Nays:
- 141
- Paired:
- 12
- Total:
- 326
Senate
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House of Commons
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
| Thursday, October 19, 2023 | Sitting 235 |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Sitting 273 |
| Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Sitting 273 |
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 260) | Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 260) | Francis Drouin (Liberal) |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 260) | Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois) |
| Friday, December 1, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 260) | Heather McPherson (NDP) |
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