Bill C-290 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences)

This bill was last introduced in the 38th Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

James Moore  Conservative

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

Status

Not active, as of Nov. 17, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

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.

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

November 17th, 2004 / 3:20 p.m.
See context

Conservative

James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-290, an act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House to introduce this bill. This is part of the Conservative Party of Canada's platform and is something which the vast majority of Canadians support, which is to hold violent criminals accountable for their actions.

The bill would mandate in law that violent criminals have consecutive, and not concurrent, sentencing for their crimes. It would hold people accountable. There would be no discount, where the more crimes are committed, the less time is served. Every crime deserves its punishment. The bill provides for consecutive sentencing, not concurrent sentencing, for violent criminals, and it is about time.

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