Bill C-238

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

Bill C-238 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Viviane Lapointe
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-22

Other Bills Numbered C-238

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act respecting the French language

Defeated
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

Defeated
43-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

Second reading (House)
42-1

National Strategy for Safe and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (in-home care of relatives)

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

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (in-home care of relatives)

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

Holocaust Monument 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)
40-2

Holocaust Monument 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)
40-1

Holocaust Monument 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)
39-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)

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 Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)

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

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)

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

Patients' Bill of Rights

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)
37-2

Patients' Bill of Rights

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)
37-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentencing)

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 (3)

Division #101
Agreed To
2026-04-22T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

168Yea
153Nay
18Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
161Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 20N
NDP
6Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #180
Negatived
2022-09-28T15:35:00

2nd reading of Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language

56Yea
268Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 152N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #41
Negatived
2021-01-27T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms)

150Yea
171Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
2Y / 142N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 3N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (48)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-238.

Mr. Joël Godin2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, today I am speaking to Bill C-238, an act respecting the French language, which was introduced by the member for Salaberry—Suroît. I thank her for her work on this important piece of legislation. Bill C‑238 does several things. It am…

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Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by saying that I am challenging myself. On Friday, I participated in a …

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Mr. Joël Godin2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

…ives, will not argue with the Bloc Québécois. I, too, love the French language. Several elements of Bill C-238 lead me to believe in a future for French in Canada. In my colleague’s opinion, is this the most effective way to stop the decline of French in Quebec and across Canada?

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Mr. Richard Cannings2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

… would like to thank the hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît for her speech, and for having introduced Bill C-238. Does she have any suggestions about how to improve access to French courses for new Quebeckers who would like to learn or improve their French?

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Mrs. Élisabeth Brière2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to discuss Bill C-238 on the French language, sponsored by the hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît. This bill is similar to bills tabled in previous sittings of Parliament. In the 43rd Parliament, we had Bill C-223, which wo…

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Mr. Alexandre Boulerice2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

… Canada and North America. I would like to thank my colleague from Salaberry—Suroît for introducing Bill C-238 and giving us the opportunity to have this vital discussion in the House of Commons. From what I hear from my colleagues, I think that we are all concerned about the status of French, its place in Ca…

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Mr. Mario Beaulieu2022-05-09
An Act respecting the French language
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, Bill C-238, which was introduced by a member of the Bloc Québécois, includes two proposals on which there is broad consensus in Quebec. The first part of the bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act to ensure th…

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Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille2022-02-07
An Act Respecting the French Language
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I introduce this bill, entitled an act respecting the French language. This bill will subject federally regulated busi…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2021-12-13
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

…t was that we would support legislation like the bill introduced by my former colleague Bob Saroya, Bill C-238, to increase penalties for gun smugglers and those who are in knowing possession of smuggled firearms. Also, we have advocated for increasing funding for the CBSA. It is vital, and it was in our plat…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2021-12-13
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

… last Parliament, my former Conservative colleague, Bob Saroya, introduced a private member's bill, Bill C-238. That bill would have increased penalties for persons who were convicted of knowingly being in possession of a smuggled firearm. Why was that an important bill? If the government were serious about t…

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