C-34 , 40th Parliament, 2nd session Monday, January 26, 2009, to Wednesday, December 30, 2009
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts
Short title:
Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act
Summary
Current status
At report stage in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Committee report presented on Monday, December 7, 2009 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, June 1, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 1, 2009 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, June 8, 2009
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
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Monday, June 8, 2009 |
Sitting 70
Major speeches
Agreed to
(Journals 70)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, December 7, 2009
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
Meeting 30 |
Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
Meeting 35 |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 |
Meeting 38 |
Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
Meeting 39 |
Thursday, December 3, 2009 |
Meeting 41 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 7, 2009 |
Report stage
No activity
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 67) | Peter Van Loan (Conservative) |
| Monday, June 8, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 70) | Mark Holland (Liberal) |
| Monday, June 8, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 70) | Serge Ménard (Bloc Québécois) |
| Monday, June 8, 2009 | Response speech(Sitting 70) | Don Davies (NDP) |
About
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Further reading
Are sex offenders dangerous?.
Sample, Lisa L.
Criminology and public policy, 3:59-82
Evaluating community sex offender treatment programs: a 12-year follow-up of 724 offenders.
Hanson, R. Karl, Ian Broom and Marylee Stephenson.
Canadian journal of behavioural science, 36:87-98
Lifetime sex offender recidivism: a 25-year follow-up study.
Langevin, Ron et al.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 46:531-52
Long-Term Follow-Up Studies Are Difficult: Comment on Langevin et al. (2004) / Reply to Webster, Gartner, and Doob.
Hanson, R. Karl, Ron Langevin, Suzanne Curnoe and Paul Fedoroff.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 48(1):103-117
Never going home: does it make us safer? Does it make sense?.
Durling, Caleb.
Journal of criminal law & criminology, 97:317-63
Public attitudes to sentencing in Canada: exploring recent findings.
Roberts, Julian V., Nicole Crutcher and Paul Verbrugge.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 49:75-107
Results by design: the artefactual construction of high recidivism rates for sex offenders.
Webster, Cheryl Marie, Rosemary Gartner and Anthony N. Doob.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 48:79-93
Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Public Attention, Political Emphasis, and Fear.
Wright, Richard G..
Criminology and public policy, 3: 97-104
The dangerous offender provisions: are they targeting the right offenders?.
Bonta, James L. et al.
Canadian journal of criminology, 40:377-400
The interplay between Christopher's Law and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act.
Laine, Yeshe.
Criminal law quarterly, 52:470-97
Tracking high-risk, violent offenders: an examination of the National Flagging System.
Yessine, Annie K.
Canadian journal of criminology & criminal justice, 48:573-607
What population and what question?.
Rice, Marnie E. and Grant T. Harris.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 48:95-101