An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Judges Act and the Director of Public Prosecutions Act (orders prohibiting publication of identifying information)

Bill C-334 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46), the Judges Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. J-1), and the Director of Public Prosecutions Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9) to strengthen the DPP's independence from political direction. The DPP role was created in 2006 by the Federal Accountability Act in response to the 2003 Sponsorship Scandal, separating federal prosecutorial decisions from the Attorney General's office on most criminal-prosecution matters. The bill would have required written reasons whenever the Attorney General issues a section 10 direction to the DPP, making such directives public except for ongoing-investigation confidentiality. Brought after the 2019 SNC-Lavalin DPA controversy. Companion to Senate Bill S-272 of 44-1.