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Justice Minister Outlines Govt's Anti-Bestiality Bill
Justice and Human Rights - January 31, 2019: Justice Minister David Lametti makes his first committee appearance in his new position to provide an overview of the government's animal protection legislation. Bill C-84 will update the Criminal Code to broaden the definition of bestiality and ensure that all contact between a human and an animal for sexual purpose would be prohibited. The legislation is responding to a 2016 Supreme Court decision that concluded penetration is necessary for a bestiality charge. The bill also includes measures to prohibit activities associated with animal fighting. Lametti's predecessor Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced the bill in October 2018.
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