Bill C-51 (Historical)

Safer Witnesses Act

An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

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 Witness Protection Program Act to, among other things,
(a) provide for the designation of a provincial or municipal witness protection program so that certain provisions of that Act apply to such a program;
(b) authorize the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to coordinate, at the request of an official of a designated provincial or municipal program, the… read more

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-51s:

C-51 (2023) Law Self-Government Treaty Recognizing the Whitecap Dakota Nation / Wapaha Ska Dakota Oyate Act
C-51 (2017) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act
C-51 (2015) Law Anti-terrorism Act, 2015
C-51 (2010) Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act

Votes

June 3, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
May 30, 2013 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill; and that, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.
May 23, 2013 Passed That Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be concurred in at report stage.
Feb. 12, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Feb. 28, 2013

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on March 5, 2013

  • Trevor Bhupsingh, Director General, Law Enforcement and Border Strategies Directorate, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Todd G. Shean, Assistant Commissioner, Federal and International Operations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Greg Bowen, Officer in Charge, Witness Protection Operations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Julie Mugford, Director, Research and National Coordination, Organized Crime Division, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on March 7, 2013

  • Sergeant Abraham Townsend, National Executive, Staff Relations Representative Program, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association
  • Micki Ruth, Member, Policing and Justice Committee, Canadian Association of Police Boards

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on March 19, 2013

  • Yvon Dandurand, Criminologist, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley, As an Individual
  • Alok Mukherjee, President, Canadian Association of Police Boards
  • John Major, C.C., Q.C, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, Retired, As an Individual
  • Clayton Pecknold, Assistant Deputy Minister and Director, Police Services, Policing and Security Programs Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Justice

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on March 26, 2013