The Liberal government’s second attempt at passing a bill aiming to strengthen the border and immigration rules was successful before the House of Commons went on Christmas break.
The last few days of proceedings were eventful on Parliament Hill, with another Tory MP defecting to the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois managing to amend the Combatting Hate Act to remove the religious defence to hate speech in the Criminal Code.
Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, passed third reading in the House on Dec. 11 and will be reviewed in the Senate when it returns from the holiday break in February 2026….