Bill C-216

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

Promotion of Safety in the Digital Age Act

Bill C-216 is outside the Order of Precedence.

Sponsor:Michelle Rempel
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-19

Other Bills Numbered C-216

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

Promotion of Safety in the Digital Age Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
44-1

Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act

Defeated
43-2

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Report stage (House)
43-1

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Second reading (House)
42-1

National Perinatal Bereavement Awareness Day Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-2

Former Canadian Forces Members Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

Former Canadian Forces Members Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capital gains exemption on disposition of fishing property)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capital gains exemption on disposition of fishing property)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

Louis Riel Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Referendum Act

Not active
37-2

An Act to amend the Referendum Act

Dead
37-1

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (prevention of private hospitals)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

Division Votes (2)

Division #114
Negatived
2022-06-01T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act

71Yea
248Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
14Y / 131N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #68
Agreed To
2021-03-10T15:40:00

2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

250Yea
80Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
37Y / 80N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (106)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-216.

Mr. Mike Morrice2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…d to move away from criminalization alongside other recommendations, many of which are reflected in Bill C-216, that would ensure that we would not only save lives but better take care of people across the country.

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Mr. Gord Johns2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…members to consider these recommendations, which mirror the measures proposed in the bill I tabled, Bill C-216, which is a blueprint for a truly health-based approach to substance use. We agree on all sides of this House to consider the advice of public health officials in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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Mr. Blake Desjarlais2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…is powerful actions. I thank the member for tabling this critically important piece of legislation, Bill C-216. This bill has the framework to finally address the drug poisoning crisis like the crisis it is: a public health care crisis. This crisis is killing Canadians, 20,000 of them in the last five years. …

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Mr. Blake Desjarlais2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…that is a really good and encouraging statement to make. My colleague from Courtenay—Alberni tabled Bill C-216. Would the member consider voting in favour of this important bill?

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Mr. Marcus Powlowski2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…nitive answer about it, but I do think it is something we ought to be seriously considering. As for Bill C-216, I admit I have not read it, but I look forward to reading it.

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Mr. Richard Cannings2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…o get people to that place. My colleague from Courtenay—Alberni has tabled a private member's bill, Bill C-216, which will be debated here very shortly, that will tackle each of those things. It will tackle decriminalization of small amounts of drugs and it would form a national strategy with the provinces to…

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Ms. Bonita Zarrillo2022-02-08
Opioid Crisis in Canada
0

Government Orders

…ll amounts for personal possession. I just wanted to ask the member this. Will he support the bill, Bill C-216, from my colleague for Courtenay—Alberni to decriminalize simple possession?

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Mr. Blake Desjarlais2022-02-04
Opioids
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Statements By Members

… there is safe supply. It will save lives. That is why I am calling on members of the House to pass Bill C-216. Harm reduction will save lives.

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Mr. Gord Johns2022-02-03
Health
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Adjournment Proceedings

…ement of members from all sides of the House concerning the provisions of my private member's bill, Bill C-216, on a health-based approach to substance use, in the coming weeks. Regretfully, as The Globe and Mail recently pointed out, “The words opioids, overdoses, decriminalization and safer supply do not ge…

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Mr. Richard Cannings2022-02-01
Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
0

Speech from the Throne

…ave been struggling to get by. I would like to finish with the opioid crisis and Gord Johns's bill, Bill C-216. We need to do something different in that crisis.

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