An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (high profile offender)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Rodney Weston  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

In committee (House), as of June 10, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require the Correctional Service of Canada, in certain circumstances, to disclose particulars of the statutory release of a high profile offender by posting those particulars on the Service's website and to provide a written notice of the disclosure of the information to the victim. The enactment also provides for community consultation relating to the proposed release.

Similar bills

C-209 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (high-profile offenders)

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-642s:

C-642 (2011) An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (universal charger)

Votes

June 10, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Question.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

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

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

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

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 10, 2015, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Suspension of SittingCorrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 8th, 2015 / 11:05 a.m.

The Deputy Speaker

Given the end of private members' business at this time, the House will stand suspended until noon, 12 o'clock.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:04 p.m.)

(The House resumed at 12 p.m.)

The House resumed from June 3, 2015, consideration of the motion that Bill C-642, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (high profile offender), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 10th, 2015 / 7:05 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-642, under private members' business.

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

Vote #447

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

June 10th, 2015 / 7:15 p.m.

The 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)