An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (importing, exporting and producing certain substances)
Bill C-394 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C. 1996, c. 19) to strengthen federal penalties for importing and exporting illegal drugs at the Canada-US border. Brought as RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, and Public Safety Canada reported a 2023 surge in fentanyl seizures (33-percent year-over-year increase in fentanyl seized at Canadian land borders per RCMP data). The bill would have raised maximum penalties for illegal-drug import-export under sections 5 and 6 of the CDSA. Did not pass second reading.
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Would raise the maximum penalties for importing and exporting illegal drugs, after a 2023 surge in fentanyl seized at the Canada-US border (up 33 percent year over year). A Conservative private member's bill; it did not pass second reading.
Issues this bill touches
- Drug Policy & Harm Reduction
Conservative bill increasing CDSA penalties for fentanyl and other controlled substance trafficking.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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