✔︎ Bill C-281, International Human Rights Act
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
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
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
Bill C-281 creates significant issues that could inadvertently endanger the lives of detained human rights defenders and weaken Canada’s sanctions regime. Additionally, the Bill uses terminology that does not have agreed international or domestic legal definitions, duplicates provisions that are previously legislated and includes provisions that would be difficult to enforce. The Government continues to support measures that will promote human rights abroad and protect human rights defenders around the world. Given that all opposition parties indicated their support for the Bill and the significant issues in Bill C-281, the Government will support the Bill with the intent of putting forward substantive amendments to improve the legislation at the committee stage.
Passed.
Bill Status
At second reading in the Senate