C-14 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session Wednesday, October 16, 2013, to Sunday, August 2, 2015
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)
Short title:
Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act
This bill received royal assent on Friday, April 11, 2014
Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 6
Note concerning the date of Royal Assent: When the date of a written declaration differs from that of Royal Assent, the date shown in LEGISInfo corresponds to the date on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the written declaration. Section 5 of the Royal Assent Act, S.C. 2002, c. 15, states: “Where royal assent is signified by written declaration, the Act is deemed to be assented to on the day on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the declaration.”
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, November 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, November 25, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, November 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
Sitting 23
Agreed to
(Journals 23)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, November 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, November 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, November 25, 2013 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, November 25, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, November 25, 2013 |
Sitting 23
Agreed to
(Journals 23)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Referral to committee, Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 9, 2013 |
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, March 27, 2014
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
Meeting 8 |
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
Meeting 9 |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
Meeting 10 |
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
Meeting 11 |
Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
Meeting 12 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 27, 2014 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 |
Notes
On November 25, 2013, pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on October 21, 2013, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill C-54 in the 1st Session of the 41st Parliament).
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Recorded votes
House of Commons
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Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, December 9, 2013 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 24) | Paul E. McIntyre (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | Response speech(Sitting 34) | Mobina S.B. Jaffer (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Can the bad be mad?.
Schneider, Richard D.
Criminal law quarterly., 53:206-26
Étude spéciale sur les accusés atteints de troubles mentaux dans le système de justice pénale [ressource électronique].
Steller, Shirley.
Ottawa : Centre canadien de la statistique juridique, 2003
Examen des dispositions du Code criminel relatives aux troubles mentaux : rapport du Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne.
Canada. Parlement. Chambre des communes. Comité permanent de la justice et des...
Ottawa : Chambre des communes Canada, 2002
Les systèmes de commissions d'examen au Canada [ressource électronique] : survol des résultats de l'étude de la collecte de données sur les accusés atteints de troubles mentaux.
Latimer, Jeff.
Ottawa : Ministère de la justice, Division de la recherche et de la statistique, 2006, fichier PDF (viii, 51 p. : ill.)
Order/address of the House of Commons no. Q-1169 by Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), February 12, 2013, return [ressource électronique].
Ottawa : House of Commons, 2013, 1 fichier PDF ([226] p.)
Ordre/adresse de la Chambre des communes no Q-1169 de M. Cotler (Mont-Royal), 12 février 2013, dépôt [ressource électronique].
Ottawa : Chambre des communes, 2013, 1 fichier PDF ([226] p.)
Réponse au 14e rapport du Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne : examen des dispositions du Code criminel relatives aux troubles mentaux.
Ottawa : Gouvernement du Canada, 2002, 41 p.
Response to the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights : review of the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code.
Ottawa : Government of Canada, 2002, 36 p.
Review of the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code : report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Justice and Human...
Ottawa : House of Commons Canada, 2002
Sous mandat [ressource électronique] : un examen de la mise en oeuvre de la "Stratégie en matière de santé mentale" du Service correctionnel du Canada.
Service, John.
Kanata : Bureau de l'enquêteur correctionnel du Canada, 2010, 1 fichier PDF (65 p. : ill.)
Special study on mentally disordered accused in the criminal justice system [electronic resource].
Steller, Shirley.
Ottawa : Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2003
The review board systems in Canada [electronic resource] : an overview of results from the mentally disordered accused data collection study.
Latimer, Jeff.
Ottawa : Research and Statistics Division, Dept. of Justice, 2006, 1 PDF file (v, 45 p. : ill.)
Under warrant [electronic resource] : a review of the implementation of the Correctional Service of Canada's "Mental health strategy".
Service, John.
Kanata : Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, 2010, 1 PDf file (66 p. : ill.)