Bill C-40
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)
Bill C-40 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.
Other Bills Numbered C-40
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)
Appropriation Act No. 5, 2016-17
Rouge National Urban Park Act
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2012-13
Celebrating Canada's Seniors Act
Expanded Voting Opportunities Act
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Public Service Employment Act
Sales Tax Amendments Act, 2006
An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code
Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001
Division Votes (3)
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)
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Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews) (report stage amendment)
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Time allocation for Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)
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Parliamentary Debates (66)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-40.
Government Orders
… folks in this room way back with me to May 8, 2019. That is the day that my private member's bill, Bill C-406, was voted down at second reading in this very chamber. The goal of the bill, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act with respect to foreign contributions, was to deal with exactly this problem th…
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…stair MacGregor, the former member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, as Bill C-226 is a carbon copy of Bill C-406, which was introduced by Alistair because the NDP wanted legislation to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency through standardized unit pricing and public awareness for c…
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…nment's legislation has widened a capability gap. In the last Parliament, the government introduced Bill C-40. The legislation was essentially created to address miscarriages of justice. While we do enjoy a relatively stable justice system, perhaps its single greatest flaw is the staggering slow pace at whic…
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…itioners are calling for action on the implementation of the fast track of a private member's bill, Bill C-403 from the member for Victoria and to allow Canadians who qualify for a provincial disability benefit or program or CPP disability to automatically qualify for the disability tax credit and the Canada…
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…wnie reminded us, we “can't be fond of living in the past”. Can the Minister of Justice explain how Bill C-40 would help strengthen our legal system to protect against wrongful convictions in the future?
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…no action. A Conservative member of Parliament stood up to make that change. I also want to mention Bill C-409, brought forward by the member of Parliament for Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. We have heard a lot from the NDP, and silence from the Liberal government, about how flight attendants were ending up working…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-409, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (hours of work of flight attendants). Mr. Speaker, Conservatives have been travelling across this country, and we have heard for years from flight attendants …
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-407, An Act to recognize a national livestock brand as a symbol of Canada and of the role of the West and frontier culture in building our nation. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce my private membe…
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…and Intergovernmental Affairs. (Bill concurred in at report stage, read the third time and passed) (Bill C-40: On the Order: Government Orders) June 17, 2024—Third reading of Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage o…
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… stage with further amendments on division and deemed read a third time and passed on division; (b) Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews), be deemed read a third time and passed on division; (c)…
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