Bill S-217 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (detention in custody)

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

Status

Dead, as of June 14, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to
(a) expand the grounds for the justification of detention in custody; and
(b) require that, in any proceeding under section 515, the prosecutor lead evidence to prove the fact that the accused has failed to appear in court when required to do so and the fact that the accused has previously been convicted of a criminal offence or has been charged with and is awaiting trial for another criminal offence.

Similar bills

C-686 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Detention in Custody Act (Dave Wynn's Law)

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 S-217s:

S-217 (2025) Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)
S-217 (2021) Frozen Assets Repurposing Act
S-217 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successive contracts for services)
S-217 (2020) Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada Act

Votes

June 14, 2017 Passed 11th Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
March 8, 2017 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 March 21, 2017

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 4, 2017

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 6, 2017

    • Jonathan Denis, As an Individual
    • John Muise, Director of Public Safety, Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
    • Rick Woodburn, President, Canadian Association of Crown Counsel
    • Rachel Huntsman, Q.C., Legal Counsel, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and Member of the Law Amendments Committee, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
    • David Truax, Detective Superintendent, Ontario Provincial Police and Member of the Law Amendments Committee, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 11, 2017

    • Cheryl Webster, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
    • Anthony Doob, Professor, University of Toronto, As an Individual
    • Nancy Irving, Barrister and Solicitor, As an Individual
    • Jay Cameron, Barrister and Solicitor, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on May 9, 2017