Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) Act

An Act to amend the International Transfer of Offenders Act

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Vic Toews  Conservative

Status

Report stage (House), as of Feb. 7, 2011
(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 International Transfer of Offenders Act to provide that one of the purposes of that Act is to enhance public safety and to modify the list of factors that the Minister shall consider in deciding whether to consent to the transfer of a Canadian offender.

Similar bills

C-10 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Law Safe Streets and Communities Act
C-59 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Keeping Canadians Safe Act (International Transfer of Offenders)

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-5s:

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C-5 (2016) An Act to repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1

Votes

Sept. 27, 2010 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

All those opposed will please say nay.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 23rd, 2010 / 3:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

The vote stands deferred until Monday, following government orders.

The House resumed from September 23 consideration of the motion that Bill C-5, An Act to amend the International Transfer of Offenders Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 27th, 2010 / 6:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

It being 6:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-5.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #89

Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders) ActGovernment Orders

September 27th, 2010 / 6:55 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)