Bill S-221 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against public transit operators)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault is a public transit operator to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing.

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.

Votes

Oct. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 2, 2014

  • Bob Runciman, Senator, CPC, Senate
  • Michael Roschlau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Association
  • Neil Dubord, Chief, Metro Vancouver Transit Police
  • Matthew Taylor, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Pamela Arnott, Director and Senior Counsel, Policy Centre for Victim Issues, Department of Justice