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44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024
The Vice-Chair (Ms. Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South, Lib.))
  • 11:09:24 a.m.
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I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 92 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the committee will resume consideration of Bill S-205, an act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another act. At the meeting of December 4, 2023, the committee adopted the following: clause 1 as amended by G-1 and G-2, clause 4, clause 5, clause 9 and clause 10. At the meeting of December 11, the committee adopted amendments G-3 and G-4 pertaining to clause 2. (On clause 2) The Vice-Chair (Ms. Sonia Sidhu): Today we are resuming debate on amendment G-5 pertaining to clause 2, which was already moved. Now we are resuming debate on G-5. Mrs. Vecchio.
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Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
  • 11:10:49 a.m.
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Thanks so much, Sonia. I want to look at this clause. What we see is that it's changing most of these things down to 12 months, rather than, in some cases, three years and two years. Can we understand why there is a reduction in time specifically on the recognizance order? The bill notes, “good behaviour for a period of not more than two years.” Under “Duration extended”, there was a request for “a period of not more than three years.” Then, when it comes to the defendant, “prison for a term not exceeding two years”. All of these have been reduced to 12 months. I'm wondering if I can find out why we're reducing them from three years to 12 months.
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