An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody)
Bill C-313 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill on bail-reform amendments to the Criminal Code, tightening the section 515 justification for pre-trial detention in custody for accused persons with recent prior violent-offence convictions. C-313 was overtaken by the government's own Bill C-48 (Bail Reform Act), which made reverse-onus on bail apply to certain repeat violent and weapons offences. C-48 received royal assent on December 5, 2023 (S.C. 2023, c. 30) and came into force on January 4, 2024 following joint federal-provincial-territorial pressure organized by Ontario Premier Doug Ford after the December 2022 Constable Greg Pierzchala killing in Hagersville, Ontario.
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Would tighten bail by making pre-trial detention easier to justify for accused with recent violent convictions. It was overtaken by the government's Bail Reform Act (C-48), which added reverse-onus bail for certain repeat violent and weapons offences and became law in December 2023.
Issues this bill touches
- Crime & Public Safety
Tightens Criminal Code justification for refusing bail. Companion to C-274 in bail-reform debate.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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