44th Parliament, 1st Session
(November 22, 2021 - Present)

Bill C-281

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act

Adopted by the House on June 7, 2023

Reports and Government Responses

Report 16: Bill C-281, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act
  • Adopted by the Committee: April 27, 2023
  • Presented to the House: May 4, 2023
  • No Government Response requested
Report 16
Presented to the House: Thursday, May 4, 2023
Report 13: Bill C-281, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act
  • Adopted by the Committee: April 24, 2023
  • Presented to the House: April 24, 2023
  • No Government Response requested
  • Concurred in by the House: April 26, 2023
Report 13
Presented to the House: Monday, April 24, 2023
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the committee adopted the following motion:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the destabilizing impacts of the Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary organization and de facto private army of Vladimir Putin; their role in global conflicts, including in Ukraine, Mali and Syria; the allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses where they have been deployed and their impacts on democratic back-sliding; that the committee hold no fewer than four meetings; and that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

Information

Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), seconded by Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound), — That Bill C-281, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 217 -- Vote no 217)
YEAS: 313, NAYS: 0

Accordingly, Bill C-281, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), the Broadcasting Act and the Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

Meetings

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11:09 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. (EDT)
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11:44 a.m. - 1:24 p.m. (EDT)
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11:03 a.m. - 1:07 p.m. (EDT)
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Webcast Televised Audio only In Camera Cancelled Modified Outside of Parliament Hill

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