Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion of hatred against Indigenous peoples)
BillC-254
Session45-1
StageOutside Order of Precedence
Introduced2025-10-31
Proposed byLeah Gazan
This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code, the Official Languages Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act to clarify the application of the Charter of the French Language in Quebec.
✦ AI Summary
Bill C-254 proposes to create a new criminal offense for the wilful promotion of hatred against Indigenous peoples. Specifically, it targets public statements made outside of private conversations that condone, deny, downplay, or justify the Indian residential school system, or misrepresent facts about it. This could result in imprisonment or other penalties. The bill includes defenses for true statements, good-faith religious opinions, discussions for public benefit if believed true, or attempts to point out and remove causes of hatred.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-10-31
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes new hate crime offence targeting Indigenous peoples.
Current
Outside Order of Precedence
Votes
Vote #: 144
Date: 2021-06-16
Result: Passed
Yes: 168
No: 151
Yes / No Ratio
Yes52.7%
No47.3%
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | No | 0% | 100% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |