Bill C-48

Historical
Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform)

Bill C-48 has received Royal Assent and is now law. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:David Lametti
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-05-16

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

44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform)

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41-2

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Second reading (House)
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40-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act

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40-2

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010

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39-2

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008

Law (royal assent given)
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39-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption

Law (royal assent given)
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38-1

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Law (royal assent given)
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37-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (natural resources)

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37-1

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Bill passed the House, now waiting to be considered in the Senate

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (199)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-48.

Mr. Gary Anandasangaree2023-06-02
Justice
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Oral Questions

Madam Speaker, Canadians deserve to feel safe and to be safe. That is why we introduced Bill C-48, a targeted reform to update our bail laws, designed to focus on violent, repeat offenders, gun and knife violence, as well as intimate partner violence. If I may, I will repeat what I said earlier. …

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Mr. Gary Anandasangaree2023-06-02
Public Safety
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Oral Questions

Madam Speaker, I would like to just repeat what I was saying earlier. With Bill C-48, introduced a couple of weeks ago, we have nearly unanimous support from across provinces, as well as from police leadership. I want to quote again from the statement from the Canadian Association of…

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Mr. Gary Anandasangaree2023-06-02
Justice
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Oral Questions

Madam Speaker, Canadians deserve to feel safe and be safe. That is why introduced Bill C-48, a targeted reform to our bail laws, designed to focus on violent repeat offenders, gun and knife violence, and intimate partner violence. This bill is the product of collaboration with the provinces…

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Hon. David Lametti2023-06-01
Justice
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Oral Questions

…ssociations across Canada to address questions about bail reform. We have done that. We have tabled Bill C-48, which has the support of provinces and police associations across Canada. Saskatoon's police service deputy chief said, “It's encouraging to see the voices of the community and the policing communit…

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Ms. Iqra Khalid2023-06-01
Criminal Code
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Private Members' Business

…es. Our approach to criminal justice prioritizes public safety and fairness. We recently introduced Bill C-48, which would reform the bail system to further these same objectives. Bill C-325's goals run contrary to key reforms enacted in former Bill C-5, which aimed to restore judicial discretion to impose f…

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Hon. Randy Boissonnault2023-06-01
Business of the House
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Government Orders

…40, the miscarriage of justice review commission act, also known as David and Joyce Milgaard's law; Bill C-48, bail reform; and Bill C-41, humanitarian assistance. Finally, I would like to inform the House that next Thursday will be an opposition day.

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Hon. David Lametti2023-06-01
Justice
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, there is no such catch-and-release policy. In fact, what we have done in Bill C-48 is address violent repeat offenders, including with knives, including with bear spray. The Government of Manitoba, as well as indigenous peoples, asked for that provision. We provided that, working w…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-06-01
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…ies, indigenous leaders and Ottawa. To amplify that, I would suggest that one only needs to look at Bill C-48, which is a very important piece of legislation. Prior to it, Conservatives were jumping out of their seats saying that we had to get tough on bail reform, and all that kind of stuff. While they were…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-05-17
Criminal Code
0

Government Orders

…hat when I listen to the members talk across the way, they often talk about the bail issue. We have Bill C-48 that has just been introduced. The Conservatives have a chance here. Bill C-48 is being exceptionally well received, virtually coast to coast to coast. If they are genuinely concerned about bail refo…

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Hon. David Lametti2023-05-17
Justice
0

Oral Questions

…sociation of Chiefs of Police have said: We are convinced that the legislative changes put forth in Bill C-48 will go a long way to help eliminate the preventable harm and senseless tragedies attributable to violent and repeat offenders across Canada.

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