Bill C-66 · 44th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
Military Justice System Modernization Act
An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedMarch 21, 2024
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- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 21 March 2024, the Minister of National Defence introduced Bill C-66, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts (Military Justice System Modernization Act), and it was given first reading. Bill C-66 amends provisions of the National Defence Act that relate to the military justice system in response to the Report of the Third Independent Review Authority to the Minister of National Defence and the Report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. In response to those reports, the enactment amends that Act to, among other things, (a) modify the process for appointing the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, the Director of Military Prosecutions and the Director of Defence Counsel Services with a view to enhancing their independence; (b) affirm the Judge Advocate General’s respect for the independence of authorities in the military justice system in the exercise of the Judge Advocate General’s superintendence of the administration of military justice; (c) remove the court martial’s jurisdiction to try a person in relation to an offence under the Criminal Code that is alleged to have been committed …
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