An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole hearings)

This bill was last introduced in the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in May 2004.

This bill was previously introduced in the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session.

Sponsor

Chuck Cadman  Canadian Alliance

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Not active, as of Nov. 22, 2002
(This bill did not become law.)

Elsewhere

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Corrections and Conditional Release ActRoutine Proceedings

November 22nd, 2002 / 12:10 p.m.
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Canadian Alliance

Chuck Cadman Canadian Alliance Surrey North, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-315, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole hearings).

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce my private member's bill that would amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act with respect to parole hearings.This amendment would permit a victim of an offence to read a victim impact statement at a parole hearing, a statement describing the harm done or the loss suffered arising from the commission of an offence.

Bill C-79, the victims rights act adopted by the House in the 36th Parliament contained a provision that granted victims the right to provide an oral statement in court at the time of sentencing. Corrections department policy currently allows victims of crime to present oral statements at parole hearings. However, there is nothing expressly provided in the statute governing the practice and policy can be changed at any time.

My private member's bill would guarantee victims the right to make an oral statement if they so choose.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)