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.
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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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The House proceeded to the consideration 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), as reported (with amendments) from the committee.
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There are 20 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-40. Motions Nos. 1 to 20 will be grouped for debate and voted upon according to the voting pattern available at the table. I will now put Motions Nos. 1 to 20 to the House.
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moved: Motion No. 1 That Bill C-40 be amended by deleting the short title. Motion No. 2 That Bill C-40 be amended by deleting Clause 2. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-40 be amended by deleting Clause 3. Motion No. 4 That Bill C-40 be amende…
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…he public complaints and review commission and amending certain acts and statutory instruments, and Bill C-40, an act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other acts and to repeal a regulation regarding miscarriage of justice reviews, also known as David and Joyce Milgaard's law. T…
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Madam Speaker. I am very pleased to speak tonight to Bill C-40, the miscarriage of justice review commission act, David and Joyce Milgaard's law. This legislation would transform the process for identifying and remedying wrongful convictions in Canada. This chan…
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…ll's existence because of his actions. The Bloc Québécois would like to mention that the passage of Bill C-40 will not do anything to change its desire to investigate this matter at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This is about maintaining the public's confidence in our justice system. Fa…
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Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to speak in support of Bill C-40, an act to amend the Criminal Code. This miscarriage of justice bill represents a critical step in our ongoing efforts to reform the criminal justice system and to address the systemic inequities tha…
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…t. In fact, 20% of our population identify as francophone in our communities. When I spoke today of Bill C-40, one of the things I addressed is that there is a disproportionate impact on indigenous women. For me, it is important that every Canadian, whether they are francophone, indigenous or whatever region…
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…to apply in the current process. Can the minister please discuss the proactive outreach measures in Bill C-40 to help ensure that those in need can in fact apply?
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