
Caputo to contemplate various private members’ bills before fall session of Parliament
KAMLOOPS — After some minor shuffling to remove cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries, Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola Conservative MP Frank Caputo now sits atop the order paper, meaning he’s first in line to put forward a private members’ bill this fall.
Caputo has attempted several private members’ bill during his time in Ottawa, the most successful being one he co-sponsored Mel Arnold, who was then the North Okanagan-Shuswap MP. It replaced the term ‘child pornography’ in the Criminal Code and other federal statues to the term ‘child sexual abuse and exploitation material.’
Speaking to CFJC Today, Caputo said he already has three or four private members bills drafted, and will spent the summer determining which one will have the most cross party support in the House of Commons.
“I’ve been thinking about ideas on housing, intimate partner violence, sexual offenses, especially sexual offenses against children,” said Caputo. “These are areas that we should all agree on, so my hope is that whatever I do put forward is something every party can support.”