This is about how the House of Commons will discuss and vote on Bill C-9, which changes the rules about hate speech, hate crimes, and getting into religious or cultural places, and sets a strict timeline for voting.
What They Voted On
That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) , be disposed of as follows: (a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of the bill, (i) the committee shall have the first priority for the use of House resources for committee meetings, (ii) at the next meeting of the committee, following the adoption of this order, the committee shall immediately resume clause-by-clause consideration of the bill whereupon all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively, without further debate on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments and subamendments, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn until it has disposed of the bill, (iii) the Chair shall report the bill to the House no later than two sitting days after the completion of clause-by-clause consideration; (b) the bill may be taken up at report stage at the next sitting of the House following the completion of the provisions of subparagraph (a)(iii) of this order; (c) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at report stage, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred, except pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8); and (d) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at the third reading stage, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred.
What This Vote Is Really About
This vote is about speeding up the process for Bill C-9, which deals with hate speech, hate crimes, and protecting religious places. The government wants to limit the time spent debating and amending Bill C-9 in both the committee and in the House of Commons. This means that the committee studying the bill will have to quickly review it and make any changes. After that, the House of Commons will only spend a short time debating it before voting. This is important because it could change how quickly laws about hate speech and hate crimes are made. Some people might think this is good because it will help protect vulnerable groups faster. Others might worry that rushing the process could lead to a poorly written law that doesn't work as intended or infringes on free speech.
Related Bill
Tougher Penalties for Hate Crimes
This proposed law wants to change the rules about hate. It would make it easier to punish people who spread hate online. It also aims to protect religious and cultural places from hate-motivated crimes.
Passing
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