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Bill C-270

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (defence of person)

Bill C-270 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Sandra Cobena
Conservative
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-12

Other Bills Numbered C-270

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (defence of person)

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

Report stage (House)
43-2

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school supplies)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)

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 Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

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 Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

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 change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine

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 change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine

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 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations

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 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations

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 Witness Protection Program Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger) and to make a consequential amendment to another 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 Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger)

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

An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (protection of spouses whose life is in danger)

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 discontinue the retiring allowances payable to members of Parliament under the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and to include members of Parliament in the Public Service Superannuation Act and to discontinue members' tax free allowances for expenses and include the amount in members' sessional allowances

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 (1)

Division #758
Agreed To
2024-05-08T16:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material)

327Yea
0Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (30)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-270.

Cheryl Gallant2026-03-24
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

… by a decade of Liberal soft-on-crime policies. They support the Conservatives' stand on guard act, Bill C-270, which would clarify the legal standards around self-defence and defence of property so that those who are the target of crime would not be punished for fighting back to protect those they cherish.

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Sandra Cobena2026-03-12
Stand on Guard Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (defence of person). Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce the stand on guard act, my very first bill in the House. Our homes are supposed to be the one pl…

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Mr. Damien Kurek2024-11-07
Privilege
0

Orders of the Day

…e answer to the problem of Parliament being paralyzed is to release the documents. When it comes to Bill C-270, I would hope the member would support a bill that would place strict penalties on anybody who would share, without consent, explicit material and that would have age verification for any explicit ma…

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Mr. James Maloney2024-11-07
Privilege
0

Orders of the Day

…to block his own colleague from Peace River—Westlock because he had a very compelling argument that Bill C-270 should come to the House as soon as possible to be debated. Now I come to the House and I am listening to him give a speech about this privilege so nothing can be debated. I want to know whether the …

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The Deputy Speaker2024-05-08
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-270 under Private Members' Business.

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2024-05-08
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from May 7 consideration of the motion that Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from April 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (pornographic material), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Frank Caputo2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
0

Private Members' Business

…s a profound honour to be able to do this. It is my hope that when we talk about things that are in Bill C-270, for instance, that we would eliminate the term “child pornography”. Pornography implies consent. Pornography implies adults who are voluntarily doing things. Children can never consent, so it is tim…

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
0

Private Members' Business

…r for Shefford and the Bloc Québécois critic for the status of women, I want to say that we support Bill C-270 in principle. We would like to examine this bill in committee. The Bloc Québécois fully supports the bill's stated objective, which is to combat child pornography and the distribution and commerciali…

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Ms. Rachel Blaney2024-05-07
Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am here today to speak to Bill C-270, which is an act to amend the Criminal Code around pornographic material. We all, in the House, agree that we do not want to see children treated in a way that is sexualized. Children deserve to be c…

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