An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)

Sponsor

Bernard Généreux  Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of May 1, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require that inmates who have been found to be dangerous offenders or convicted of more than one first degree murder be assigned a security classification of maximum and confined in a maximum security penitentiary or area in a penitentiary.

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

May 1, 2024 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-351, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)

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

Vote #745

Corrections and Conditional Release ActPrivate Members' Business

May 1st, 2024 / 3:45 p.m.


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The Speaker Greg Fergus

I declare the motion lost.

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes.

The hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is rising on a question of privilege.