Protecting Victims Act
Bill C-16, Protecting Victims Act · Time allocation motion · now law Where it stands
The House debated a time allocation motion for Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, a bill that would amend criminal and correctional laws, including creating an offence of coercive control toward an intimate partner, expanding first-degree murder designations in cases of femicide, tightening rules around sexual offence trials and delay, and updating victims’ rights. The justice minister said the House had studied the bill sufficiently, that amendments from multiple parties were accepted, and that passing it quickly would protect victims, citing femicide rates and harms from AI-generated fake intimate images. Conservatives opposed cutting off debate, saying the Liberals once opposed time allocation themselves and that the government was limiting witnesses and debate at committee; some Conservatives also raised mandatory minimum sentences, the notwithstanding clause, Bailey’s law in the Senate, and terminology about child sexual abuse material. The Bloc Québécois also objected to the government’s repeated use of time allocation, while a Green member supported the bill but regretted her amendments on elder abuse were not accepted and asked for separate legislation on that issue. A portion of the exchange went to accusations between the parties over delaying tactics at committee.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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