⏸ Parliament has been on recess for about 9 weeks. Last recorded activity: 2026-06-18.
Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault is a person who provides health services or a first responder to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing.
✦ AI Summary
This bill aims to increase protections for healthcare workers and first responders. It proposes that if someone assaults a doctor, nurse, paramedic, firefighter, or police officer who is on duty, the court must consider this a serious factor when deciding the sentence. This means offenders could face harsher penalties.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-09-23
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes assault victim status be an aggravating factor.
Current
In committee (House)
✦ AIBill is currently being studied in a House of Commons committee.
Votes
Vote #: 127
Date: 2026-05-27
Result: Passed
Yes: 332
No: 0
Paired: 8
Yes / No Ratio
Yes100.0%
No0.0%
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |