Bill C-424 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

Dean Allison  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 April 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-424 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review)

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-424s:

C-424 (2024) Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims' Families Act
C-424 (2019) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation)
C-424 (2012) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (contestation of election and punishment)
C-424 (2010) An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (protection of the public)
C-424 (2009) An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (protection of the public)

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

April 16th, 2007 / 3:10 p.m.

Conservative

Dean Allison Conservative Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-424, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce in the Chamber today a bill to amend the Criminal Code. This bill, both perspectively and retrospectively, would amend those sections of the Criminal Code that provide for a judicial review of the parole ineligibility period with respect to certain life sentences.

Currently in Canada, prisoners serving the maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years, may apply for early parole after 15 years have been served. In 1997, this section of the Criminal Code was amended such that applications for early parole made under this section are not now reviewed by a judge who determines whether or not the application should be submitted to a jury for consideration.

I trust that parliamentarians of this House will agree that applications made under this section unnecessarily traumatize the families of victims. I trust that members of this House will see the value of supporting this bill.

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