Bill C-69

SUMMARY

This enactment amends section 95 of the Criminal Code to

(a) establish mandatory minimum punishments of imprisonment for indictable offences under that section that are committed for the purpose of committing another indictable offence under that Act or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or that are committed in a manner that, objectively speaking, creates a real risk of harm to another person;

(b) prescribe that, under certain circumstances, the offence is deemed to be committed in a manner that creates a real risk of harm to another person; and

(c) prescribe certain exceptions to the application of the section.