C-18 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007
An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification
This bill received royal assent on Friday, June 22, 2007
Statutes of Canada 2007, c. 22
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, June 8, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, June 8, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 |
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Wednesday, October 4, 2006 |
Sitting 59
Agreed to
(Journals 59)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Friday, March 2, 2007
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 |
Meeting 49 |
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 |
Meeting 52 |
Thursday, March 1, 2007 |
Meeting 53 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, March 2, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with a further amendment, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
Sitting 130
Agreed to
(Journals 130)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, March 29, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, March 29, 2007 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Referral to committee, Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 |
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, June 14, 2007
With observations
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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Thursday, June 7, 2007 |
Meeting 75 |
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
Meeting 76 |
Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
Meeting 77 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, June 18, 2007 |
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 58) | Vic Toews (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | Sue Barnes (Liberal) |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | Réal Ménard (Bloc Québécois) |
| Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | Response speech(Sitting 58) | Joe Comartin (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 2, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 92) | |
| Wednesday, May 2, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 92) |
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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, Julianne.
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 fingerprinting and the criminal justice system: an overview.
Varsha.
DNA & cell biology, 25:181-8
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
Forensics under fire.
Dobbs, David.
Popular mechanics, 183:78-80
Getting the science and the ethics right in forensic genetics.
Shriver, Mark, Tony Frudakis and Bruce Budowle.
Nature genetics, 37:449-51
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
Inclusiveness, effectiveness and intrusiveness: issues in the developing uses of DNA profiling in support criminal investigations.
Williams, Robin and Paul Johnson.
Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 34:234-47
Let's make the DNA identification database as inclusive as possible.
Smith, Michael E.
Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 34:385-9
Retention of offender DNA samples necessary to ensure and monitor quality of forensic DNA efforts: appropriate safeguards exist to protect the DNA samples from misuse.
Herkenham, M. Dawn.
Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 34:380-4
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 dragnet: a modern day Salem witch hunt?.
Rondinelli, Vincenzo.
Criminal reports (6th series), 10:16-36
The expanding use of DNA in law enforcement: what role for privacy?.
Rothstein, Mark A. and Meghan K. Talbot.
Journal of law, medicine & ethics, 34:153-64
Wrongful convictions: the American experience.
Huff, C. Ronald.
Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice, 46:107-20