Bill C-46

RECOMMENDATION

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code”.

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to

(a) redefine the authority for granting temporary absences and broaden their purpose;

(b) expand the category of offenders who are ineligible for accelerated parole review and increase the period of ineligibility for accelerated day parole review;

(c) require the review of the case of every offender entitled to statutory release for the purpose of determining whether to impose additional conditions or refer the case for detention;

(d) establish the right of the victim to make a statement at parole hearings and to have access to a recording of the most recent parole hearing;

(e) permit the Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada and the Chairperson of the National Parole Board to disclose to the victim the programs in which the offender has participated and, in the case of a transfer, permit the Commissioner to disclose the name and location of the institution to which the offender was transferred and the reasons for the transfer; and

(f) provide for the automatic suspension of the parole or statutory release of offenders who receive a new custodial sentence with a requirement for the National Parole Board to review their case within a prescribed period.

This enactment also makes related amendments to the Criminal Code and contains transitional provisions.