Bill C-16 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes by Serious and Violent Offenders Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedApril 22, 2010
- Debated in principleMay 6, 2010
- Studied by a committeeNot reached
- Passed its first chamberNot reached
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
- Brent RathgeberHe presents the bill as action to crack down on crime by restricting conditional sentences.
- Rick CassonExplains need to restrict conditional sentences for serious offenders and quotes victim advocate.
- Kevin SorensonExplicitly speaks in support of the bill to end house arrest for serious crimes.
- Ed FastHe supports the bill's aim of ending house arrest for serious criminals to maintain justice system confidence.
- David TilsonHe backs eliminating conditional sentences for the serious crimes listed in the bill.
- David SweetDefends bill against misrepresentations and affirms it targets violent crime.
Who carries this bill
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What it set out to do
On 22 April 2010, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes by Serious and Violent Offenders Act) in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. The bill amends the Criminal Code to eliminate the reference, in section 742.1, to serious personal injury offences, and to restrict the availability of conditional sentences for all offences for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 14 years or life and for specified offences, prosecuted by way of indictment, for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
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