moved for leave to introduce Bill C-220, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship respecting a crime).
Mr. Speaker, this bill would amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act to prohibit a criminal from profiting by selling or authorizing the story of a crime. If a person is convicted of an indictable offence under the Criminal Code any moneys he or she may have made or may make in the future from the creation of a work based on the crime would be deemed proceeds of crime, subject to seizure by the crown.
This is the same bill that I introduced in the last Parliament and which was passed unanimously by the House and sent to the other place where it was also referred to committee and then unfortunately died an unnatural death because of the call of the election.
I am hoping that with co-operation from all sides we can do the same and get it through the House this time.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)