Bill C-39 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Ending Early Release for Criminals and Increasing Offender Accountability Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 15, 2010
- Debated in principleOct. 20, 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
- Dave MacKenzieexplicitly rises in support of the bill
- Brent Rathgeberexplicitly speaks in favour of the bill and its reforms.
- Paul CalandraRejects equating criminals with children and backs government focus on victims and crime costs.
- Stephen WoodworthDefends government facts and programs against opposition criticism in the debate.
- Bob Dechertcommends work on justice committee and protecting citizens via such bills.
- Lois Browndefends government budgets and agrees rehabilitation is key
- Brian Jeandefends government bills to protect victims against NDP stance.
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
What it set out to do
On June 15 2010, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-39, the Ending Early Release for Criminals and Increasing Offender Accountability Act, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. The bill amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Among other things it: • Clarifies that the protection of society is the paramount consideration in the corrections process for the Correctional Service of Canada and the National Parole Board and the provincial parole boards. • Provides that a correctional plan is to include the level of intervention by the Service in respect of the offender’s needs and the objectives for the offender’s behaviour, their participation in programs and the meeting of their court-ordered obligations. • Expands the range of disciplinary offences to include intimidation, false claims and throwing a bodily substance. • Permits victims to make a statement at parole hearings. • Permits the disclosure to a victim of the name and location of the institution to which the offender is transferred, the reason for a transfer, information about the offender’s participation in programs and convictions for serious disciplinary offences and the reason f…
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
Where members stand
That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. · 2010-10-20 · Passed
How it changed on the way
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How precisely it is written
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Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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