Bill S-205

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)

Status

Report stage (House), as of Feb. 26, 2024

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Summary

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This enactment amends the Criminal Code in respect of interim release and other orders related to intimate partner violence offences. The enactment also provides for recognizance orders to be made when there is a reasonable fear of domestic violence.

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

Nov. 1, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-205, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)

Status of Women Committee, on Nov. 20, 2023

Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Senator, Quebec (La Salle), C
Diane Tremblay, Artist, As an Individual
Martine Jeanson, President, Founder and Front-Line Worker, La Maison des Guerrières
Philip Viater, Lawyer, As an Individual

Status of Women Committee, on Nov. 23, 2023

Emilie Coyle, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Sarah Niman, Senior Director, Legal Services, Native Women's Association of Canada
Roxana Parsa, Staff Lawyer, Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Deepa Mattoo, Executive Director, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada

Status of Women Committee, on Dec. 4, 2023

Chelsea Moore, Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Julia Nicol, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Dancella Boyi, Legislative Clerk

Status of Women Committee, on Dec. 11, 2023

Dancella Boyi, Legislative Clerk
Julia Nicol, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Chelsea Moore, Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Status of Women Committee, on Jan. 30, 2024

Chelsea Moore, Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Stephanie Bond
Julia Nicol, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Dancella Boyi, Legislative Clerk

Status of Women Committee, on Feb. 1, 2024

Julia Nicol, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Chelsea Moore, Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice