Bill S-281

Historical
Second reading (Senate)

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Act (parole review)

Bill S-281 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate. This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 44-1
Introduced: 2023-11-08

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (8)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-281.

Kerry Diotte2025-10-31
Corrections and Conditional Release Act
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Private Members' Business

…he member for St. Albert—Sturgeon River. I thank them for all their tireless dedication and work on Bill S-281. That was the earlier version of the legislation. It laid the groundwork for what we are discussing today. Now, Bill S-281 was lost when Parliament was prorogued, but its spirit and purpose endure in…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-10-31
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

… Canada's most heinous murderers. Accordingly, petitioners call on Parliament to expeditiously pass Bill S-281, named in honour of Brian Ilesic who was murdered in an armed robbery at the University of Alberta. It is a modest response to the Bissonnette decision that puts victims first by preventing convicted…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-10-04
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition in which petitioners are calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-281, known as Brian's bill, in honour of Brian Ilesic, who was murdered in a triple murder at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. The petitioners are calling for this bill to be passed to prevent crim…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-05-24
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

…. Speaker, I rise to present a petition through which petitioners are calling on Parliament to pass Bill S-281, known as Brian's bill, named in honour of Brian Ilesic, who was brutally murdered at the University of Alberta. Petitioners are calling for this bill to be passed. It is a bill that seeks to amend t…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-05-03
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

…g on the government to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and for Parliament to pass Bill S-281, known as Brian's bill, which would do just that, such that convicted murderers would no longer be eligible to apply for parole after they served their minimum sentence. Rather, they would only be ab…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-04-29
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed by Canadians urging Parliament to pass Bill S-281, or Brian's bill, named in honour of the late Brian Ilesic, who was brutally murdered by a co-worker at the University of Alberta. The petitioners are calling, more specifically, for Parliament to am…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-03-22
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

…tize the families of murder victims. The bill that the petitioners are urging Parliament to pass is Bill S-281, known as Brian's bill, named in honour of Brian Ilesic, who was murdered at the University of Alberta. He and three of his colleagues were shot point-blank in the back of the head. The bill would am…

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Mr. Michael Cooper2024-02-26
Petitions
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Routine Proceedings

…lost. The petitioners call on Parliament, as a modest response to the Bissonnette decision, to pass Bill S-281. This would prevent convicted murderers from applying for parole year after year once they complete their minimum sentence.

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