moved for leave to introduce Bill C-587, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility).
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce my private member's bill, an act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility).
The bill would amend section 745 of the Criminal Code to provide that a person convicted of an abduction, horrendous acts of sexual assault and murder of the same victim in respect of the same event or series of events, be sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole until the person has served a sentence of between 25 and 40 years, as determined by the presiding judge, after considering the recommendations, if any, of the jury.
The bill would spare families and loved ones of murder victims from being re-traumatized by repeated parole hearings for convicted murderers.
If passed, the bill would assist families by not having them deal with the re-enactment of what happened to their loved ones over and over again.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)