C-4 , 40th Parliament, 3rd session Wednesday, March 3, 2010, to Saturday, March 26, 2011
An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
Short title:
Sébastien's Law (Protecting the Public from Violent Young Offenders)
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Second reading and referral to committee on Monday, May 3, 2010 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, May 3, 2010
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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Monday, May 3, 2010 |
Sitting 38
Agreed to
(Journals 38)
|
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
Meeting 16 |
Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
Meeting 17 |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
Meeting 18 |
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 |
Meeting 20 |
Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
Meeting 21 |
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
Meeting 22 |
Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
Meeting 23 |
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
Meeting 24 |
Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
Meeting 25 |
Thursday, December 9, 2010 |
Meeting 42 |
Monday, February 28, 2011 |
Meeting 50 |
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
Meeting 51 |
Monday, March 7, 2011 |
Meeting 52 |
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
Meeting 53 |
Monday, March 21, 2011 |
Meeting 54 |
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
Meeting 55 |
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 19, 2010 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 13) | |
| Friday, March 19, 2010 | Response speech(Sitting 13) | Joe Comartin (NDP) |
| Friday, March 19, 2010 | Response speech(Sitting 13) | Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) |
| Friday, March 19, 2010 | Response speech(Sitting 13) | Geoff Regan (Liberal) |
About
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Further reading
Canadian youth and the criminal law : one hundred years of youth justice legislation in Canada.
Davis-Barron, Sherri.
530 p
Facing reality : youth crime and responsibility.
Christopher, Michelle Constance.
Law now, 31:14-17
Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents : texte annoté comportant des commentaires relatifs à son application au Québec.
Hamel, Pierre.
689 p
Reducing child imprisonment in England and Wales [electronic resource] : lessons from abroad.
Solomon, Enver, and Rob Allen.
London : Prison Reform Trust, 2009, 1 PDF file (72 p.)
Revue politique 2010-03-16: Le ministre fédéral de la justice Rob Nicholson a apporté des modifications à la loi sur la justice pénale pour les jeunes contrevenants..
CPAC.
1 DVD (25 min., 15 sec.)
The next big thing : teen courts in America.
Eppink, Ritchie, and Scott Peterson.
Law now, 31:20-2
The YCJA : in theory and in practice.
Winterdyk, John, and Kiara Okita.
Law now, 31:11-13
Understanding risk in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Maurutto, Paula.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 49:465-91
Youth criminal justice law.
Bala, Nicholas.
757 p