moved for leave to introduce bill C-242, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (improvement to public safety).
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to be able to reintroduce into this House this bill which amends the Criminal Code, the Young Offenders Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
The bill will close a significant loophole in sentencing laws. It will lower the age of application of the Young Offenders Act. It will outlaw so-called crack houses and other locations involved in the trafficking of drugs. It will provide for stiffer bail procedures. It will deny statutory release to repeat serious offenders and will allow for the benefit of victims judicially ordered blood tests for those accused of sexual assaults and rape.
I want to acknowledge the support and collaboration of other colleagues in this and the previous Parliament and the assistance of various victims groups throughout the country which participated and collaborated in the construction of this bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)