C-28An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication)
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 17, 2022
- Status
- Became law on June 23, 2022 · S.C. 2022, c. 11
What it does
Amends the Criminal Code to create criminal liability for some violent crimes committed during negligent self-induced intoxication.
What it does
- Amends the Criminal Code to provide for criminal liability for violent crimes of general intent committed by a person while in a state of negligent self-induced intoxication.
Who it affects
- People accused of violent crimes
- Courts and prosecutors
Topics
Background
The Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-28 in the House of Commons on 17 June 2022, and it received first reading.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Skipped. Skipped
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalDavid Lametti· June 22, 2022
“I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-28. This bill responds to the Supreme Court decisions in Brown and Sullivan and Chan, which address rare yet serious situations in which a person harms someone else while in a state of self-induced extreme intoxication.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeKaren Vecchio· June 22, 2022
“That is why I am urging the government to say, yes, we have got Bill C-28 done but we need to do more. I am urging the government to get on the road and let us start doing those consultations.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocChristine Normandin· June 22, 2022
“Tonight's debate is taking place in the knowledge that, in any case, the bill will be passed at the end of the discussions that will take place. The content of the bill will not be changed in any way this evening.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPRandall Garrison· June 22, 2022
“I am pleased to be speaking tonight on Bill C-28, though perhaps not to be speaking at this hour, but I am glad to see Parliament acting quickly in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.