An Act prohibiting the commission, abetting or exploitation of torture by Canadian officials and ensuring freedom from torture for all Canadians at home and abroad and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Short title: Prevention of Torture Act Bill C-551 (39-2) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: Private Member’s Bill Sponsor: Dawn Black, Member of Parliament (New Westminster—Coquitlam) Latest stage: First reading LEGISinfo does not publish a legislative

summary for this bill. Stage history and metadata are shown below. House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2008-05-27) House of Commons — Second reading: No activity LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/39-2/c-551