Bill C-48
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.
Other Bills Numbered C-48
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 11 sessions:
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform)
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An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and related legislation
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008
An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption
An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments
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An Act to amend the Copyright Act
Division Votes (0)
No recorded division votes found for this bill.
Parliamentary Debates (272)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-48.
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…killed by their partners and we must put a stop to it with all the tools we have available. Through Bill C-48, we are acting on that. I am going to take a moment to remind hon. members of the systemic discrimination inherent in Canada's criminal justice system. In developing Bill C-48, the federal government…
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…him and his colleagues. Therefore, I am so glad that unanimous consent was received with respect to Bill C-48. I have a few comments. It is wonderful to see all my colleagues here. With respect to the member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore who usually sits in front of me, I wish to acknowledge his appo…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member from the area of Ottawa about the importance of Bill C-48 for him and his constituents.
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…der, special order or usual practice of the House, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment today, Bill C-48, an act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform), be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported with…
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… is just a revolving door. This is insanity. This needs to be fixed. Bill C-75 caused that problem. Bill C-48 is a step in the right direction, but it would not solve the underlying problems.
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…” I agree with that, as does the vast majority of Canadians. That is why we are here today debating Bill C-48, an act to amend the Criminal Code on bail reform. This is the government's response to concerns expressed by many Canadians, including the premiers. The premiers' letter captures the public percepti…
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…onus. The Bloc Québécois said that it will support this bill. However, does the member believe that Bill C-48, as it now stands, passes the constitutional test that he spoke about earlier? If so, why? If not, why?
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…entral tenet of our criminal justice system, which is “innocent until proven guilty”? The answer is Bill C-48. The bill would add a reverse onus for an accused person charged with a serious offence involving violence that was used, threatened or attempted, and the use of a weapon such as a knife, where the p…
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…s important we all work together at advancing and improving community safety. What is so good about Bill C-48 is that the background work was done. This is good, solid legislation that would make a positive difference in terms of safety in our communities.
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Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to speak today in support of Bill C-48, an act to amend the Criminal Code, otherwise known as bail reform. It looks like my intervention is going to come after the unanimous motion that was tabled by the Conservatives and passed by all me…
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