Bill C-40

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

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.

Sponsor:David Lametti
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-02-16

Other Bills Numbered C-40

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:

44-1

Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

Appropriation Act No. 5, 2016-17

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Rouge National Urban Park Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Appropriation Act No. 2, 2012-13

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Celebrating Canada's Seniors Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

Expanded Voting Opportunities Act

Second reading (House)
39-2

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

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

Sales Tax Amendments Act, 2006

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code

Second reading (House)
37-1

Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (3)

Division #827
Agreed To
2024-06-17T15:40:21

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)

206Yea
118Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #826
Negatived
2024-06-17T15:30:00

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)

118Yea
206Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 151N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 28N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #811
Agreed To
2024-06-11T17:45:56

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)

170Yea
152Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
147Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (66)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-40.

Mrs. Tracy Gray2024-06-14
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…

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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Ms. Bonita Zarrillo2024-06-14
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…

Government Orders

…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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Mr. Brendan Hanley2024-06-13
Income Tax Act

Routine Proceedings

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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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron2024-06-13
Marine Liability Act

Routine Proceedings

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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Ms. Laurel Collins2024-06-13
Income Tax Act

Routine Proceedings

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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Mr. Ted Falk2024-06-13
Framework on the Access to and Use of Cash Act

Routine Proceedings

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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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2024-06-13
National Conversion Therapy Awareness Day Act

Routine Proceedings

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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Hon. Steven MacKinnon2024-06-13
Business of the House

Government Orders

…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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Mr. Peter Julian2024-06-11
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…

Government Orders

…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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Hon. Steven MacKinnon2024-06-11
Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (Davi…

Government Orders

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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