Penalties for religious property mischief

C-255 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief — religious property)

Increases the criminal penalties for committing mischief against religious property.

What Bill C-255 would do

This bill would amend the Criminal Code to increase the punishment for mischief relating to religious property. The published material gives no further detail.

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Official summary

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase the punishment for mischief relating to religious property.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind: Private member's bill
Sponsor: Kelly Block, Member of Parliament (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek)
Introduced: November 6, 2025 in the House of Commons
Last activity: October 5

Where it stands

ProposedNov 6, 2025
Being debatedsince Nov 6, 2025
Almost law
Law

First debate in the House: 1 day so far

First reading in the House done November 6, 2025

Before the House on 1 sitting day, November 6, 2025
Second reading in the House now

Before the House on 1 sitting day, October 5 · 1 debate here
Committee in the House not yet
Report stage in the House not yet
Third reading in the House not yet
First reading in the Senate not yet
Second reading in the Senate not yet
Third reading in the Senate not yet
Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At second reading in the House of Commons · since November 6, 2025.

House
1. First reading in the House: done, 2025-11-06
2. Second reading in the House: current stage
3. Committee in the House: not yet reached
4. Report stage in the House: not yet reached
5. Third reading in the House: not yet reached
Senate
1. First reading in the Senate: not yet reached
2. Second reading in the Senate: not yet reached
3. Third reading in the Senate: not yet reached
Royal assent
1. Royal assent: not yet reached

Debates in the House 1

Members who spoke: Conservative 3 Liberal 2 Bloc Québécois 1

Second reading 1

Criminal Code

2026-10-05 · Sitting 145 · 11 statements · 11 graded
6 members spoke
- Kelly Block Conservative A+ statement 1, graded A+B statement 2, graded B B statement 3, graded B B statement 4, graded B
- Kevin Lamoureux Liberal A+ statement 1, graded A+A statement 2, graded A
- Rhéal Éloi Fortin Bloc Québécois A+ statement 1, graded A+A+ statement 2, graded A+
- Bob Zimmer Conservative C+ statement 1, graded C+
- Tamara Kronis Conservative A statement 1, graded A
- Chris Bittle Liberal B statement 1, graded B

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