Bill C-59 (Historical)

Abolition of Early Parole Act

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

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

Sponsor

Vic Toews Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now 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 Corrections and Conditional Release Act to eliminate accelerated parole review and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

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-59s:

C-59 (2023) Law Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023

C-59 (2017) Law National Security Act, 2017

C-59 (2015) Law Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1

C-59 (2013) Law Appropriation Act No. 1, 2013-14

C-59 (2009) Keeping Canadians Safe Act (International Transfer of Offenders)

C-59 (2008) Law Appropriation Act No. 3, 2008-2009

Votes

Feb. 16, 2011 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Feb. 15, 2011 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:10 p.m.

NDP

Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC

Madam Speaker, if the Bloc members were the slightest bit sincere, they would have accepted the amendments that were put forward last night that sought to take care of the real problem: the drug dealers and the fraudsters. It would have been easy to subdivide it to keep the possibility for first-time non-violent offenders of minor offences to go to a halfway house. But no, they are throwing the baby out with the bath water for purely partisan purposes in a pre-election period.

It is a shame to see the Bloc Québécois that was once some force for social democracy in this country throwing its lot in with the right wing. It is a real shame.

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:10 p.m.

Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Madam Speaker, I want to remind the hon. member that in September 2009, he agreed with unanimously passing our bill, which proposed exactly the same thing we are proposing today. In March 2010, he also voted for unanimous consent. He is putting on a show here because he knows full well that he should be voting in favour of this bill. He knows full well, and—

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:10 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Denise Savoie

Order, please.

The hon. member for Outremont has a few seconds to respond.

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:10 p.m.

NDP

Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC

Madam Speaker, I will quote “The Coach and the Fly”:

Whereon there did a fly approach,
And, with a vastly business air.
Cheered up the horses with his buzz,—
Now pricked them here, now pricked them there,
As neatly as a jockey does,—
And thought the while—he knew it was so—
He made the team and carriage go,
...
Thus certain ever-bustling noddies
Are seen in every great affair;
Important, swelling, busy-bodies,
And bores it's easier to bear
Than chase them from their needless care.

It is absolutely not true what—

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:15 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Denise Savoie

It being 5:15 p.m., pursuant to order made Monday, February 14, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of third reading of the bill now before the House.

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:15 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Denise Savoie

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

Abolition of Early Parole ActGovernment Orders

February 16th, 2011 / 5:15 p.m.