Bill C-260

Second reading (House)

Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act

Bill C-260 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Garnett Genuis
Conservative
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-02-05

Other Bills Numbered C-260

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:

45-1

Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act

Second reading (House)
44-1

Canada Post-Secondary Education 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)
43-2

An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation 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)
42-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (deduction of disability pensions)

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

An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census questionnaire)

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 Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census questionnaire)

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 Criminal Code (legal duty outside Canada)

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 Criminal Code (legal duty outside Canada)

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 (deductibility of expense of tools provided as a requirement of employment)

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 (deductibility of expense of tools provided as a requirement of employment)

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

Treaties Act

Defeated
37-3

An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (fire-safe cigarettes)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (fire-safe cigarettes)

Second reading (Senate)
37-1

An Act to amend the Holidays Act (National Heritage Day) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

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 (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (14)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-260.

Garnett Genuis2026-05-29
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Finally, Mr. Speaker, I am tabling a petition in support of Bill C-260, the care not coercion act, on which I understand people can find more information by visiting www.carenotcoercion.ca. This is an excellent private member's bill tabled by a member of Parliament I kn…

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Garnett Genuis2026-05-25
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, next I would like to present a petition in support of my private member's bill, Bill C-260, the care not coercion act. Incidentally, more information about that is available at our custom website, carenotcoercion.ca. Canadians are concerned about the many reports, including those laid out …

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Sean Casey2026-04-29
Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical…
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Private Members' Business

…ed, with ethical, religious, constitutional and political elements. Members should make no mistake: Bill C-260 is the most recent instalment in the Conservative pattern of repeatedly sowing fear among communities of faith. During last year's election campaign, many Canadians bought into the Conservative messa…

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Garnett Genuis2026-04-29
Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical…
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Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-260, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying—protection against coercion), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, we are familiar with the problem of peo…

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Garnett Genuis2026-04-28
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the House will begin debate on Bill C-260, the care not coercion act. Reports, including many media stories, as well as evidence heard by parliamentary committees, have indicated the serious problem of seniors, veterans, people living with d…

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Blake Richards2026-04-23
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I rise to table a petition today that discusses Bill C-260, the care not coercion act. This is in the wake of many veterans' experiences in this country. When they reached out to Veterans Affairs seeking help to live their lives, they were instead pushed tow…

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Garnett Genuis2026-04-23
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I am also pleased to table a petition in support of Bill C-260, the care not coercion act. Petitioners highlight many reports of veterans, as well as people with disabilities, seniors and others, who have been seeking unrelated health services or other kinds of …

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Garnett Genuis2026-04-21
Use of Federal Lands for Veterans
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Private Members' Business

…these conversations and evidence gathered at the veterans affairs committee that I have put forward Bill C-260, the care not coercion act, which using a private members' bill slot to put forward specific legislation that tries to change law in a way that a motion at committee cannot. What veterans are deeply …

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Garnett Genuis2026-03-10
Medical Assistance in Dying
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Statements by Members

…stions are coercive. We must not accept this as normal. It is not normal. That is why I put forward Bill C-260, the care not coercion act. This bill would prevent bureaucrats from proposing facilitated death to those who are not seeking it. Bill C-260, the care not coercion act, is a critical step toward prot…

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Garnett Genuis2026-02-26
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

… authority that they pursue facilitated death. There is a bill before the House that I put forward, Bill C-260, the care not coercion act, which seeks to deal with situations where MAID is proposed to those who are not seeking it. The petition goes further than the bill and calls on the House to protect all C…

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