Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)
This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
James Bezan Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Report stage (House), as of June 18, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a person convicted of the abduction, sexual assault and murder of the same victim in respect of the same event or series of events is to be sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole until the person has served a sentence of between twenty-five and forty years as determined by the presiding judge after considering the recommendation, if any, of the jury.
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.
Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 11, 2019
Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 13, 2019
Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 18, 2019