Bill C-242
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act
Bill C-242 was defeated and did not become law.
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act
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Division Votes (3)
2nd reading of Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act
Vote by party
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents)
Vote by party
2nd reading of Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents)
Vote by party
Parliamentary Debates (95)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-242.
Adjournment Proceedings
… the three private member's bills I want to talk to the parliamentary secretary about. The first is Bill C-242, the jail not bail act by the great member of Parliament for Oxford. It is focused on a few things that I hope the parliamentary secretary can address. That is, it would repeal and replace the Libera…
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…, I will ask the parliamentary secretary this: Is the government open to enacting the key things in Bill C-242 with the principle of restraint, in Bill C-246 from the member for Lethbridge with consecutive sentencing, and in Bill C-225 with intimate partner violence?
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…ime crisis. This is one of the reasons my Conservative colleague, the member for Oxford, introduced Bill C-242, the jail not bail act: to strengthen bail laws and put public safety first once again in Canada. Basically, his legislation would reverse the Liberal principle of restraint that was brought in with …
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… proposals that the Conservatives continue to push, whether it is the provision of their bail bill, Bill C-242, the shoot-first policy or a three-strikes law. These measures have all failed in every jurisdiction where they have been tried in the United States. If the Conservatives had been paying attention to…
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…ey want to consult. They should read the newspapers. Liberals need to get out of the way or support Bill C-242 so that we can get rid of Liberal bail. Will the Liberals support us, yes or no?
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… If Liberals are serious about bail reform, why will they not support our common-sense Conservative Bill C-242, the jail not bail act? When will the Liberals scrap their failed bail laws or get out of the way so Conservatives can do it?
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Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the chamber to support Conservative Bill C-242, the jail not bail act. I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the member for Richmond Hill South. Canadians are tired of waking up to headlines that read like crime thrillers except that they …
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…angers the public, they should not be granted the privilege of bail. Public safety must come first. Bill C-242, the jail not bail act, is rooted in that principle. This legislation would ensure that repeat offenders are kept behind bars until trial, end the automatic release of criminals who have proven time …
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… It says crime is up 55%, repeat offenders are on the streets and the solution is to pass one bill, Bill C-242, the so-called jail not bail act. While it may be politically convenient for the Conservatives to package such a complex issue into a single slogan, Canadians know that public safety is much more com…
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…es and you're out” policy, which I think many people said was unreasonable. Why was it dropped from Bill C-242?
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