S-23524369-70Elizabeth II2020-2021An Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (posting of information about the victim) Véronique Barbe ActAn Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (posting of information about the victim)20216
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Senator Boisvenu4322111SUMMARYThis enactment amends the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights by adding a right relating to the posting, by the offender, of information about the victim.Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort titleThis Act may be cited as the Véronique Barbe Act.2015, c. 13, s. 2Canadian Victims Bill of RightsThe Canadian Victims Bill of Rights is amended by adding the following after section 11:Posting of information about the victimEvery victim has the right to have reasonable and necessary measures taken by the appropriate authorities in the criminal justice system to prohibit the offender from posting any information about the victim on the Internet.Canadian Victims Bill of RightsNew.