moved for leave to introduce Bill C-305, an act to amend the Criminal Code (prohibiting certain offenders from changing their name).
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Dewdney—Alouette for seconding this bill.
Given the current revelation of Karla Homolka changing her name to another name and attempting to move to a community release facility, I am once again encouraged to resubmit this bill that was submitted some time ago under different concerns.
The concern still remains the same. Violent offenders are changing their names while in prison. The consequences of that, from my research across the country, is that many people do not know these individuals once they are out of prison and living under other names. Under new names, they are indeed committing more offences.
I ask the House to consider this which speaks for itself. There has to be some responsibility on our system of governance today to ensure that violent offenders are not changing their names and moving into our society subsequent to release or even on parole with a new driver's licence, new identification and continuing on with other crime sprees.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)