An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Bill S-272 was a Senate Private Member's Bill amending the Director of Public Prosecutions Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9) to strengthen the prosecutorial independence of the DPP 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. S-272 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.