Bill S-226
An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week
Bill S-226 is at second reading in the House.
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Parliamentary Debates (13)
Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-226.
Private Members' Business
…uthority of the National Assembly of Quebec, and this must not change. It is essential to note that Bill S-226 does not impose any obligations on the provinces. It does not impose any standards, programs, expenditures or administrative structures. This is precisely what makes the bill acceptable to the Bloc Q…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on Bill S-226, legislation to establish national jury duty appreciation week. Trial by jury is a cornerstone of justice in a free and democratic society. Trial by jury is a profound expression of equality before t…
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…l system that I think are really important to recognize, and that is what we would be doing through Bill S-226: recognizing a very important aspect to our judicial system, the right to have jurors listen and to make a determination as to some sort of consequence for a crime that may have been or has been comm…
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moved that Bill S-226, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep respect that I rise today to speak to Bill S-226, the jury duty appre…
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…ning for our justice system, our democracy and the everyday Canadians who uphold both. At its core, Bill S-226 would designate the second week of May each year as jury duty appreciation week across Canada. Some may ask why such a recognition matters. Why designate a week for something that has long existed as…
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… it is crucial for all levels of government to fulfill their responsibilities concerning jury duty. Bill S-226 would provide the proper means to do so while respecting the administration of justice by provinces and territories. In a 2017 House of Commons justice committee study on improving support for jurors…
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moved that Bill S-226, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week, be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, good morning. I cannot express how meaningful this moment is for me. Having practised as a lawyer, and now speakin…
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…se that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-226, an act respecting jury duty appreciation week. The motion that the House do now adjourn is deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m. pursuant to S…
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…n rights and the tools to take on corruption and other crises. The passage of a Senate public bill, Bill S-226, in 2017, was one example of Parliament's working to improve our sanctions regime as a response to human rights violations and acts of significant corruption. Two reports, tabled in the Senate and in…
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…017, two new sanctions-related inadmissibility criteria were brought into force by the Senate bill, Bill S-226. Bill S‑226 ensured that foreign nationals sanctioned under the SEMA were inadmissible to Canada, but only in circumstances of gross and systematic human rights violations and systematic acts of corr…
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