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
…be out there, helping to save lives and keeping our communities safe. I am rising today to speak to Bill C-40, the miscarriage of justice review commission act, David and Joyce Milgaard's law. This is an act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other acts and to repeal a regulation…
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…rise to speak on behalf of the residents of Port Moody—Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra in support of Bill C-40, an act to amend the Criminal Code, and to advocate for it being enacted as quickly as possible. I think about the people who were wrongly convicted and who could not afford high-priced lawyers, more…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-401, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (northern residents deduction). Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce an act to amend the Income Tax Act with a northern residents deduction. This would …
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-402, An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act (national strategy respecting pollution caused by shipping container spills). Mr. Speaker, I am thankful to my colleague, the MP for Courtenay—Alberni, for …
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-403, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Canada Pension Plan (deeming provision). Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present my private member's bill to amend the Income Tax Act and the Canada pension…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-400, An Act to establish a framework for the continued access to and use of cash in Canada and to make related amendments to other Acts. Mr. Speaker, it is my honour and privilege to rise today to table…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-404, An Act to establish National Conversion Therapy Awareness Day. Mr. Speaker, on January 7, 2022, the law banning conversion therapy officially came into force in Canada. Unfortunately, the reality i…
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…ue to be the thing we talk about in the House. Tomorrow, we will complete the report stage study of Bill C-40, the miscarriage of justice review commission act, which is also known as David and Joyce Milgaard's law. I would like to request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment of the next sitting be 12…
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…care and affordable housing. Conservatives opposed all those pieces of legislation. With respect to Bill C-40, miscarriage of justice, it would seem to me that it is incumbent on all of us to have a justice system that functions well and does not put innocent people behind bars. That does not seem to be the …
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moved: That, in relation to 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), not more than five further hours shall be allotted to t…
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