Bill C-298 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (dangerous offender)

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

Myron Thompson  Conservative

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 Nov. 19, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

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Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-298s:

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Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

November 19th, 2004 / 12:05 p.m.


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Conservative

Myron Thompson Conservative Wild Rose, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-298, an act to amend the Criminal Code (dangerous offender).

Mr. Speaker, the bill is intended to amend section 753 where offenders can be declared as dangerous at the time of sentencing. The bill would extend that to an earlier of the following dates: the date on which the offender is released from imprisonment for the offence on parole or statutory release, and the date on which the sentence expires.

Many cases of recidivism have been shown over the last few years. These people need to be identified in a different fashion. I believe the authorities on the front lines of the prisons are the best people to do that. This bill would take care of that language.

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