Bill S-213 passes 2nd reading
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ACT… NOW…!
On April 25th, Bill S-213 passed Second Reading in the House of Commons and was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. With only a handful of MPs in the House, MP Myron Thompson kicked off the discussion. Unfortunately, Mr. Thompson continued to misrepresent the petition launched by Didsbury, Alberta resident, Tamara Chaney. More than 111,000 individuals signed the petition in response to the horrific torture of a dog in Didsbury in 2006. Mr. Thompson stated that most of the signatories opposed Bill S-213. In fact, the petition specifically and clearly stated that it rejected Bill S-213, so ALL… the signatories were indicating their opposition to that bill.
MP Mark Holland gave an informed and passionate speech opposing Bill S-213 and calling for the passage of his private member’s bill, C-373, or something similar. Mr. Holland referred to the broad support that had existed in 2004 for a previous version of his bill. He gave an excellent summary of what Bill C-373 would do and why we must not pass Bill S-213. He quoted from the SES… research poll co-commissioned by the CFHS… that showed 85% of Canadians support legislation better than S-213. Click here to read the hansard of the April 25th discussion
The CFHS… will be requesting to appear before the Justice Committee, which probably won’t be ready to discuss the bill before the fall. We will continue to oppose Bill S-213 in the strongest possible way.
We applaud the many supporters who have taken the time to write letters to their MPs and to the Justice Minister opposing Bill S-213 and supporting Bill C-373. It is not too late, so if you have not already done this, we urge you to do so. Contact information for MPs can be found on the parliamentary website, www.parl.gc.ca.
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