Proposed changes, S-256

The main changes S-256 would make, in plain reading order.

S-256 Senate Public Bill

An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (seizure) and to make related amendments to other Acts

Sponsor: Pierre Dalphond, Senator

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Canada Post Corporation Act to designate certain statutes under which items in the course of post may be seized, detained or retained. It makes related amendments to the Criminal Code , the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Cannabis Act .

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

Claude Carignan · Conservative

Response speech, June 6, 2023 (Senate) · Read the transcript
Pierre Dalphond · Progressive Senate Group

Sponsor’s speech, November 29, 2022 (Senate) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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Committee study

After second reading, a examines the bill clause by clause.

Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC)

4 meetings between September 25 and October 3, 2024

Who's lobbying on it

1 organization named this bill in their lobbying registration or in 2 reported meetings. Their own words are quoted.

Canadian Civil Liberties Association 2 meetings · registered to lobby on it · latest Sep 1, 2026

“Bill S-256, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (seizure) and to make related amendments to other Acts. Advocacy related to the legal standard to search Canada Post…”

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