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Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (No. 199)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-21

An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 6 and 9 to 13.

Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of May 16, 2023.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 6, 9 and 12.

Motion No. 10 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motion No. 11.

Motion No. 13 -- Question put separately.

Motion No. 1 — May 16, 2023 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 0.1.

Motion No. 2 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 1.1.

Motion No. 3 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 4 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 5 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Motion No. 6 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 17.

Motion No. 9 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 36.

Motion No. 10 — May 16, 2023 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-21, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing lines 16 and 17 on page 45 with the following:

“must deliver to a peace officer any firearm that they possess within 24 hours or”

Motion No. 11 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21, in Clause 37, be amended

(a) by replacing line 4 on page 46 with the following:

“or a chief firearms officer”

(b) by replacing line 19 on page 46 with the following:

“cer the firearm to which”

“ferred to in subsection (4), deliver to a peace officer any firearm that they pos-”

Motion No. 12 — May 16, 2023 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-21 be amended by deleting Clause 43.

Motion No. 13 — May 16, 2023 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-21, in Clause 45, be amended by adding after line 5 on page 51 the following:

“(1.11) The portion of paragraph 117(k) of the Act after subparagraph (ii) is replaced by the following:

of firearms, prohibited weapons, restricted weapons, prohibited devices, ammunition, prohibited ammunition, cartridge magazines and components and parts designed exclusively for use in the manufacture of or assembly into firearms;”