An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act
Amends the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, and the Prisons and Reformatories Act to address the continuing victimization of homicide victims' families, including by restricting contact, requiring more victim notification, and tightening parole rules for those convicted of homicide.
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Would strengthen protections for the families of homicide victims, including restrictions on an offender contacting them, more notification about the offender's status, and tighter parole rules for people convicted of homicide. A private member's bill amending several justice statutes.
Issues this bill touches
- Gender Equality & Reproductive Rights
Strengthens protections for homicide-victim families: contact restrictions, more victim notification.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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