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Current Affairs (2009) - Bill C-10 (12 items)

Dec 30, 2009 Prime Minister Shuts Down Parliament - Kills Bill C-15 In a political maneuver designed to shield his embattled Conservative government from criticism during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper on December 30th "prorogued," or shut down, Parliament until a new session begins in March. The move kills all pending legislation, including a Tory "tough on crime" bill, C-15, that included mandatory minimum nine-month prison sentences for growing as much as a single marijuana plant.


Dec 9, 2009 Senate Accepts Bill C-15 Amendments The Senate has voted to amend Bill C-15. The bill will now go to Third Reading in the Senate, and then will be forwarded back to the House of Commons.

Dec 3, 2009 Canadian Senate Committee Passes Bill C-15 C-15 has been passed by the Senate Committee with minor amendments.

It now proceeds to the Senate for a final vote. After that, the bill only requires a signature by the Governor General to become law.

See: What does C-15 mean after the Senate amendments?

Oct 21, 2009 C-15 Senate Committee Transcript: Wed, Oct. 21, 2009 THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

EVIDENCE

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, to which was referred Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other acts, met this day at 5 p.m. to give consideration to the bill.

Senator Pierre Claude Nolin (Deputy Chair) in the chair.

The Deputy Chair: Welcome, everyone. We will have two things to start with today. First, I have a declaration to report to you. Colleagues, I would like to indicate that Senator Campbell has made a written declaration of private interest regarding Bill S-226. In accordance with rule 32.1, the declaration shall be recorded in the minutes of proceedings of this committee.

Oct 6, 2009 Senate C-15 Hearings start Thusday @ 10:45 am Eastern Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Thursday, October 8, 2009 10:45 am
Location: Room 257, East Block
(Televised live on PTN)
(Webcast)
Clerk: Jessica Richardson (613-990-6087)
Agenda for the meeting - Senate


Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.

Sep 17, 2009 Bill C-15 Referred to Senate Committee Referred to Committee

The Hon. the Speaker: Honourable senators, when shall this bill be read the third time?

(On motion of Senator Wallace, bill referred to Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, on division.)

Jun 25, 2009 Senate stalls passage of mandatory minimum sentencing legislation "Conservative Justice Minister Rob Nicholson held a press conference today to protest the slow pace of the passage his so-called 'law and order' agenda in the Senate. Nicholson specifically cited Bill C-15, which proposes mandatory jail terms for growing even a few marijuana plants, and implored the Senate to pass the bill in less than 24 hours."

Jun 10, 2009 Bill C-15 has first reading in Senate Controlled Drugs and Substances Act -> Bill to Amend - First Reading
The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons with Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
Second reading: June 12, 2009.

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Controlled Drugs and Substances Act -> Bill to Amend - First Reading
The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons with Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
Second reading: June 12, 2009. See Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Jun 8, 2009 Bill C-15 passes - with a minority government! Bill C-15, mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences including marijuana passed the House of Commons 195/54. The bill was pushed through by the Conservative Party with the support of the Liberals. EMAIL THE LIBERALS AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL The Senate must still study and pass C-15, and is the last chance to stop this Bill from becoming law. This is a rare event, but does happen, as it did in 1991 with the abortion law.

Jun 5, 2009 C-15 vote delayed until Monday, June 8 Due to some unusual Parliamentary tactics, the vote on C-15 was postponed until Monday. If it is postponed 5 more days, the session will end and C-15 may die. There is still time to do something

Apr 27, 2009 Bill C-15 Committee Meetings

Mar 26, 2009 Bill C-15 could fill Canadian prisons with drug offenders If passed into law, Bill C-15 would, among its other provisions, throw people caught with one marijuana plant into the slammer for a minimum of six months. If growing a single plant is done on a property that belongs to another person or in an area where it may present a hazard to children, minimum jail time is nine months. Worse, the bill seeks to increase the maximum penalty for this particular offence to 14 years.

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