Bill C-279 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for those charged with violent offences)

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Myron Thompson  Canadian Alliance

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Feb. 2, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-350 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
C-350 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
C-327 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
C-279 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for those charged with violent offences)
C-387 (37th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for those charged with violent offences)

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-279s:

C-279 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal organizations)
C-279 (2021) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
C-279 (2016) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (length of election period)
C-279 (2013) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity)
C-279 (2011) An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity)
C-279 (2009) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (amounts not included in earnings)

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

October 30th, 2002 / 3:40 p.m.


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Canadian Alliance

Myron Thompson Canadian Alliance Wild Rose, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-279, an act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for those charged with violent offences).

Mr. Speaker, the bill would permit a person who has been accused of sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated sexual assault or criminal harassment, who has been identified by the victim or by a witness to the offence, from being released on bail.

The result would be that the accused could not be released unless the charge was withdrawn or the accused was acquitted at trial.

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