Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)
This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to provide that, in the case of an offender who is serving a sentence for first degree murder or second degree murder, parole is reviewed in accordance with the statutory time frames — not on application by the offender — once the Board has decided not to grant day or full parole to the offender or to cancel or terminate the offender’s parole.
Bill C-243 aimed to change how parole reviews are handled for individuals convicted of first or second-degree murder. Specifically, it proposed that if the Parole Board of Canada decides not to grant day parole or full parole, or if parole is cancelled, the offender cannot reapply. Instead, parole reviews would automatically happen according to set timelines, without the offender needing to make a new application. This bill would have affected individuals serving sentences for murder and the Parole Board's review process.
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Votes
Yes / No Ratio
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | No | 0% | 100% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | No | 0% | 100% |
| Liberal | No | 0% | 100% |
| NDP | No | 0% | 100% |