Bill C-54 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedOct. 28, 2009
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 28 October 2009, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act (Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. The new legislation would allow judges to impose consecutive parole ineligibility periods on individuals convicted of more than one first- or second-degree murder. Under the current system, individuals convicted of multiple murders serve their parole ineligibility periods concurrently. Consecutive parole ineligibility periods for multiple murderers would not be mandatory under the proposed legislation. Discretion would be given to judges to consider the character of the offender, the nature and circumstances of the offence, and any jury recommendation(s) before deciding on whether to impose consecutive parole ineligibility periods. Judges would, however, be required to state orally or in writing the basis for any decision not to impose consecutive parole ineligibility periods on multiple murderers. The bill also makes consequential amendments to the National Defence Act.
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