Bill C-466 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 19, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to provide that information that is disclosed to the victim of an offence regarding eligibility dates and review dates applicable to the offender in respect of temporary absences, releases or parole must include an explanation of how the dates were determined.

Similar bills

C-320 (current session) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)

S-219 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)

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-466s:

C-466 (2013) Task Force for the Payments System Review Recommendations Act

C-466 (2012) Task Force for the Payments System Review Recommendations Act

C-466 (2010) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transportation benefits)

C-466 (2009) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transportation benefits)

C-466 (2007) An Act to amend the National Defence Act (definition of "employer") and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

C-466 (2004) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (interference with a peace officer's equipment)

Corrections and Conditional Release ActRoutine Proceedings

June 19th, 2019 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Lisa Raitt Conservative Milton, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-466, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims).

Mr. Speaker, this is the first time in 11 years I have had the honour of being able to table a private member's bill in this place. I thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, for the opportunity to do so.

Today I am introducing a private member's bill because very often, victims of crime, such as Lisa Freeman and her family in Oshawa, Ontario, are caught off guard when they are notified that an offender is eligible for forms of parole before the 25 years indicated on the certificate of conviction.

I believe that it is the responsibility of government to ensure that victims of crime are treated with the utmost respect and dignity. This legislation would require that information regarding review and eligibility for all forms of parole be communicated, in writing, to the offender's victims. The written documentation would also require an explanation of how those dates had been determined.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)