Bill C-246

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am speaking in response to Bill C-246, an act to amend the Criminal Code. It is private member's bill introduced by the hon. member for Lethbridge. The bill would change the Criminal Code so that, when someone is convicted of two or more…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to speak to Bill C-246, an act to amend the Criminal Code concerning consecutive sentences for sexual offences. It is a private member's bill brought forward by the hon. member for Lethbridge. The bill would replace the ex…

Government Orders

…2, the jail not bail act, to extend reverse onus for major crimes and protect first responders, and Bill C-246, which proposes to make a consecutive sentence mandatory for such crimes as sexual assault. The Liberal government has ignored or voted against both pieces of legislation. While we welcome any constr…

Government Orders

…ch victim is a whole person, and each act must carry its own consequence. My private member's bill, Bill C-246, would require consecutive sentences for those who commit sexual assault rather than their being able to serve the sentences concurrently. The Liberals' Bill C-14 fails to address this practice. It f…

Government Orders

…Corrections and Conditional Release Act to guarantee that victims of crime receive full disclosure. Bill C-246 would amend the Criminal Code to ensure that sentences for sexual offences are served consecutively rather than concurrently. Bill S-233, which was recently passed in the Senate and tabled here in th…

Statements by members

…on walk free. It is unthinkable, so I am proud to address this issue with my private member's bill, Bill C-246, the ending sentence reductions for sexual predators act. This act would ensure that every crime is punished in full and every victim receives the justice they deserve, because this place should alwa…

Government Orders

…ng before the justice committee in its bail study. We also have, from my colleague from Lethbridge, Bill C-246, which would put consecutive sentences in place for sexual offenders. Heinous criminals who have been convicted should be serving their sentences consecutively, which is a proposal we offered to the …

Adjournment Proceedings

…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?

Adjournment Proceedings

…ctable conviction from acting as a guarantor. This is something I want to focus on as well. We have Bill C-246 from the member for Lethbridge, which focuses on consecutive sentences and being able to do that, and I would ask whether Bill C-14 is able to address that. Finally, there are a couple aspects of Bil…

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences). Mr. Speaker, for over a decade, Liberal justice policies have increasingly favoured criminals, therefore undermining th…