What Were the Most Consequential Pieces of Legislation in 2023?

Published on December 27, 2023

The year of 2023 was a busy one for federal lawmakers, who passed legislation on a wide array of topics ranging from medically assisted death, to online news and streaming, to bail reform, to gun control. It was an especially divisive year for the House of Commons, with Conservative MPs heatedly squaring off with Liberal and NDP MPs during Question Period, in committee meetings, and often on social media. Nonetheless, the number of bills passed was the highest in four years. A total of 29 pieces of legislation were passed in 2023, compared to 21 bills in 2022, 27 bills in 2021, and just 15 in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada....

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