Bill C-69 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Penalties for the Criminal Possession of Firearms Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Nur
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 10, 2015
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 10 June 2015, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-69, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Nur (Penalties for the Criminal Possession of Firearms Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-69 amends section 95 of the Criminal Code to • establish mandatory minimum punishments of imprisonment for indictable offences under that section that are committed for the purpose of committing another indictable offence under that Act or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or that are committed in a manner that, objectively speaking, creates a real risk of harm to another person; • prescribe that, under certain circumstances, the offence is deemed to be committed in a manner that creates a real risk of harm to another person; and • prescribe certain exceptions to the application of the section.
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