Bill C-10 · 39th Parliament · Stephen Harper
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum penalties for offences involving firearms) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2006
- Debated in principleJune 13, 2006
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberMay 29, 2007
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
- Terry StrattonSenate · Sponsor in the Senate
- Ed FastExplicitly endorses the bill for imposing serious prison time on firearm offenders.
- Rob Moorepraises the bill as fulfilling commitments to toughen laws on gun crime.
- Myron ThompsonArgues punishment must fit the crime and criticizes house arrest for violent offences.
- Daryl KrampStates full support for the bill to ensure community safety via mandatory penalties.
- Rob NicholsonPresents the bill at third reading and defends its role in making communities safer.
- Dean Del MastroRejects soft-on-crime approaches and backs mandatory minimums for violent crime.
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
Terry StrattonSponsor in the Senate
Where members stand
That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. · 2006-06-13 · Passed
How it changed on the way
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How precisely it is written
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Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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