Bill S-6 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act

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

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 Criminal Code with regard to the right of persons convicted of murder or high treason to be eligible to apply for early parole. It also amends the International Transfer of Offenders Act.

Similar bills

C-36 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act

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 S-6s:

S-6 (2022) An Act respecting regulatory modernization

S-6 (2018) Law Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018

S-6 (2014) Law Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act

S-6 (2011) First Nations Elections Act

S-6 (2009) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans)

S-6 (2007) Law An Act to amend the First Nations Land Management Act

Votes

Dec. 14, 2010 Passed That Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

Dec. 14, 2010 Failed That Bill S-6, in Clause 7, be amended (a) by replacing line 9 on page 6 with the following: “3(1), within 90 days after the end of two years” (b) by replacing line 19 on page 6 with the following: “amended by subsection 3(1), within 90 days”

Dec. 14, 2010 Failed That Bill S-6, in Clause 3, be amended by deleting the following after line 28 on page 3: “(2.7) The 90-day time limits for the making of any application referred to in subsections (2.1) to (2.5) may be extended by the appropriate Chief Justice, or his or her designate, to a maximum of 180 days if the person, due to circumstances beyond their control, is unable to make an application within the 90-day time limit. (2.7) If a person convicted of murder does not make an application under subsection (1) within the maximum time period allowed by this section, the Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada, or his or her designate, shall immediately notify in writing a parent, child, spouse or common-law partner of the victim that the convicted person did not make an application. If it is not possible to notify one of the aforementioned relatives, then the notification shall be given to another relative of the victim. The notification shall specify the next date on which the convicted person will be eligible to make an application under subsection (1).”

Dec. 14, 2010 Failed That Bill S-6 be amended by restoring Clause 1 as follows: “1. This Act may be cited as the Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act.”

Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime ActGovernment Orders

December 14th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Yasmin Ratansi Liberal Don Valley East, ON

Mr. Speaker, Liberals will be voting against this motion.

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December 14th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

Bloc

Claude DeBellefeuille Bloc Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC

Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc will be voting against this motion.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Speaker, the members of the NDP will be voting against this motion, but we have already voted.

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Independent

André Arthur Independent Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting in favour of this motion.

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December 14th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

Liberal

Albina Guarnieri Liberal Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting for the motion.

(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #148

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December 14th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 2 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 3.

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December 14th, 2010 / 6:10 p.m.

Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I think you would find agreement to apply the vote from the previous motion to the current motion with the Conservatives voting yes.

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The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Liberal

Yasmin Ratansi Liberal Don Valley East, ON