moved for leave to introduce Bill C-234, an act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Wetaskiwin for seconding the bill.
It is my pleasure to rise today to reintroduce a bill that would amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act to ensure that inmates serving penitentiary sentences will not be able to sue the federal government or its employees.
More specifically, this legislation would prohibit lawsuits to be filed by inmates against the federal government for matters arising as a result of or during their penitentiary sentence.
There is urgent need for this type of legislation in Canada. People are imprisoned because they do not respect the law. They should not be able to further overload the legal system with frivolous litigation, particularly at taxpayer expense.
This legislation, if adopted, would put an end to the wasteful abuse of the Canadian legal system at the hands of inmates. I would encourage all members of the House to carefully consider this legislation.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)