Bill C-221
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2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-221 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (no parole
when imprisoned for life)
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| R.S., c. C-46
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1. Section 745 of the Criminal Code is
replaced by the following:
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| Life
imprisonment
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745. (1) The sentence to be pronounced
against a person who is to be sentenced to
imprisonment for life shall be that the person
be sentenced to imprisonment for the
remainder of their natural life without
eligibility for parole.
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| Non-applica- tion of sections relating to parole
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(2) Sections 745.1, 745.2, 745.3, 745.4,
745.5 and 746.1 do not apply to a person
sentenced to imprisonment for life after the
coming into force of subsection (1).
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2. Sections 745.6 to 745.64 of the Act are
repealed.
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3. The portion of section 746 of the Act
before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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custody
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746. In calculating the period of
imprisonment served for the purposes of
section 745, 745.1, 745.4 or 745.5, there shall
be included any time spent in custody between
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