Bill S-209
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2nd Session, 41st Parliament,
62 Elizabeth II, 2013
senate of canada
BILL S-209
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exception to mandatory minimum sentences for manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Paragraph 220(a) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:
(a) subject to paragraph (a.1), where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years;
(a.1) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence and the court imposing sentence on the offender is satisfied that the victim engaged in a pattern of conduct constituting physical, sexual or psychological abuse of the offender, to imprisonment for life; and
2. Paragraph 236(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) subject to paragraph (a.1), where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years;
(a.1) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence and the court imposing sentence on the offender is satisfied that the victim engaged in a pattern of conduct constituting physical, sexual or psychological abuse of the offender, to imprisonment for life; and
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Criminal Code
Clause 1: Relevant portion of section 220:
220. Every person who by criminal negligence causes death to another person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable
(a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and
Clause 2: Relevant portion of section 236:
236. Every person who commits manslaughter is guilty of an indictable offence and liable
(a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and