Bill C-400 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elimination of conditional sentencing)

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

Sponsor

Kevin Sorenson  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 May 30, 2005
(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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-400s:

C-400 (2024) Framework on the Access to and Use of Cash Act
C-400 (2018) An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act (animal skin, hair and fur)
C-400 (2012) Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act
C-400 (2010) Bicycle Path Promotion Act
C-400 (2009) Bicycle Path Promotion Act
C-400 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firefighters)

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

May 30th, 2005 / 3:05 p.m.


See context

Conservative

Kevin Sorenson Conservative Crowfoot, AB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-400, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elimination of conditional sentencing).

Mr. Speaker, I rise to reintroduce my private member's bill which, if enacted, would repeal sections 742 to 742.7 of the Criminal Code. These sections allow the courts to impose conditional sentences which are to be served in the community in respect of convictions for offences for which a minimum term of imprisonment is not prescribed.

Since the introduction of conditional sentences by the current government, numerous violent criminals, including rapists, have served no jail time for their crimes. If the guiding principle of our justice system is the protection of society, then all violent criminals should spend an appropriate period of time behind bars.

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