Bill C-25 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Status

In committee (House), as of Feb. 5, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act by adding deterrence and denunciation to the principles that a court must consider when determining a youth sentence. It also clarifies that the presumption against the pre-trial detention of a young person is rebuttable and specifies the circumstances in which the presumption does not apply.

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-25s:

C-25 (2022) Law Appropriation Act No. 3, 2022-23

C-25 (2021) An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and to amend another Act

C-25 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act

C-25 (2014) Law Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Act

C-25 (2011) Law Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act

C-25 (2010) Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act

Votes

Feb. 5, 2008 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Feb. 5, 2008 Passed That this question be now put.

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 5:30 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

It being 5:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the previous question at the second reading stage of Bill C-25.

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #34

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 5:55 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

The next recorded division is on Bill C-25 at second reading. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

The hon. chief government whip.

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Conservative

Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC

Mr. Speaker, were you to seek it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the motion currently before the House, with Conservative members present this evening voting in favour.

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this way?

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Youth Criminal Justice ActGovernment Orders

February 5th, 2008 / 6 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

The hon. chief opposition whip.