Bill C-54 (Historical)

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Rob Nicholson Conservative

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of June 18, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the mental disorder regime in the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act to specify that the paramount consideration in the decision-making process is the safety of the public and to create a scheme for finding that certain persons who have been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder are high-risk accused. It also enhances the involvement of victims in the regime and makes procedural and technical amendments.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 18, 2013 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill; and that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

May 28, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

May 27, 2013 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 3, 2013

Carole Morency, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Julie Besner, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 5, 2013

Isabelle Gaston, As an Individual
J. Paul Fedoroff, President, Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Canadian Psychiatric Association
Carol de Delley, As an Individual
Kim Pate, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Paul Burstein, Director, Criminal Lawyers' Association
Erin Dann, Member, Criminal Lawyers' Association
Terry Hancock, Staff Lawyer, Law Reform, Canadian Bar Association
David M. Parry, Member, National Criminal Justice Section, Canadian Bar Association
Chris Summerville, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Facilitator, Schizophrenia Society of Canada
Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada
Lori Triano-Antidormi, Psychologist, As an Individual

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 10, 2013

Stacy Galt, As an Individual
Louise Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Patrick Baillie, Member, Advisory Council, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Giuseppe Battista, Lawyer and President, Committee on Criminal Law, Barreau du Québec
Alexander Simpson, Chief of Forensic Psychiatry, Head, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Lucie Joncas, Lawyer and Member, Barreau du Québec
Dave Teixeira, President, Dave.ca Communications, As an Individual
André Samson, As an Individual
Nathalie Des Rosiers, General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Isabelle Malo, As an Individual
Ben Bedarf, As an Individual
Peter Coleridge, National Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Mental Health Association
Michel Surprenant, President, Association of Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared
Doris Provencher, General Director, Association des groupes d'intervention en défense de droits en santé mentale du Québec
Chloé Serradori, Analytical and Liaison Officer, Association des groupes d'intervention en défense de droits en santé mentale du Québec
Marc Ferdinand, National Director, Public Policy, Canadian Mental Health Association

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 12, 2013

Thomas Frederick Shreeve, As an Individual
Susan O'Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
Bernd Walter, Chair, British Columbia Review Board, Association of Canadian Review Board Chairs
Justice Richard D. Schneider, Chair, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario Review Board, Review Boards Canada
Christine Russell, As an Individual
Mike McCormack, President, Toronto Police Association
Heidi Illingworth, Executive Director, Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
Carole Morency, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Julie Besner, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice