Bill C-419
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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-419 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (fire
fighters)
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| R.S., c. C-46
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1. Section 2 of the Criminal Code is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``fire fighter'' « pompier »
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``fire fighter'' means any person employed in,
or appointed or assigned to, a fire
department.
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2. Subsection 231(4) of the Act is
amended by striking out the word ``or'' at
the end of paragraph (b), by adding the
word ``or'' at the end of paragraph (c) and
by adding the following after paragraph
(c):
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3. (1) Section 268 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (1):
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| Aggravated
assault
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(1.1) Every one commits an aggravated
assault who wounds, maims, disfigures or
endangers the life of a fire fighter acting in the
course of his or her duties.
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(2) Section 268 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (2):
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| Punishment
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(2.1) Every one who commits an
aggravated assault under subsection (1.1) is
guilty of an indictable offence and liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten
years.
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4. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 433:
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| Arson-disre
gard for
human life
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433.1 Every person who intentionally or
recklessly causes damage by fire or explosion
to property, whether or not that person owns
the property, is guilty of an indictable offence
and liable to imprisonment for life where the
fire or explosion causes death or bodily harm
to a fire fighter who is acting in response to the
fire or explosion.
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| Minimum
punishment
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433.2 For the purposes of Part XXIII, the
sentence of imprisonment for life prescribed
by section 433.1 is a minimum punishment.
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