C-13 , 38th Parliament, 1st session Monday, October 4, 2004, to Tuesday, November 29, 2005
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the DNA Identification Act and the National Defence Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, May 19, 2005
Statutes of Canada 2005, c. 25
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, October 15, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, October 15, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 |
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, May 12, 2005
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Monday, December 6, 2004 |
Meeting 11 |
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 |
Meeting 16 |
Thursday, February 3, 2005 |
Meeting 17 |
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 |
Meeting 18 |
Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
Meeting 19 |
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
Meeting 20 |
Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Meeting 21 |
Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Meeting 23 |
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
Meeting 25 |
Tuesday, May 3, 2005 |
Meeting 35 |
Thursday, May 5, 2005 |
Meeting 37 |
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
Meeting 38 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Thursday, May 12, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, May 12, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
Sitting 97
Agreed to
(Journals 97)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, May 12, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Monday, May 16, 2005
Referral to committee, Monday, May 16, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, May 16, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 |
Meeting 29 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, May 19, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 8 — Tuesday, November 2, 2004
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the DNA Identification Act and the National Defence Act (referral to a committee before second reading)
- Yeas:
- 198
- Nays:
- 93
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 293
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 60) | |
| Monday, May 16, 2005 | Response speech(Sitting 60) |
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Further reading
A simple prank by a 13-year-old. Now her genetic records are on the National DNA Database for ever.
Wall, Tom.
New statesman, 134:32-3
An overview of the National DNA Data Bank.
Burns, Thomas E.
The Advocate, 59:435-9
Canada's DNA databank: public safety and private costs.
Parfett, Joanna.
Manitoba law journal, 29:33-79
Developments in criminal law.
Davison, Charles B.
Law now, 29:18-20
DNA and genetics: the challenge for lawyers and judges in the new millennium.
Chin, Ming W.
Gazette, 64: 17-21 no. 4
DNA evidence: balancing the scales of justice.
Holmgren, Janne and John Winterdyk.
Law now, 26:11-13
DNA's link to corrections.
National Institute of Justice staff.
Corrections today, 66:150-2
Forensic DNA data banks: considerations for the health sector.
Lakra, Rekha.
Health law in Canada, 22:57-70
Improving the effectiveness of the National DNA Data Bank: a consideration of the criminal antecedents of predatory sexual offenders.
House, John C. et al.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 48:61-75
Seizing what's bred in the bone: the unconstitutionality of Canada's DNA warrant provisions.
Plaxton, Michael.
National journal of constitutional law, 12:227-89
The DNA DATA Bank: privacy concerns and safeguards.
Bauman, Carol-Ann.
Criminal reports (5th series), 34:39-60
The DNA dragnet: a modern day Salem witch hunt?.
Rondinelli, Vincenzo.
Criminal reports (6th series), 10:16-36
Wrongful convictions: the American experience.
Huff, C. Ronald.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 46:107-20