C-296Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 20, 2022
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since June 20, 2022
What it does
Changes sentencing rules so a person convicted of abduction, sexual assault and murder of the same victim can face parole ineligibility for 25 to 40 years.
What it does
- Requires a life sentence without parole eligibility for at least 25 years, and up to 40 years, for a person convicted of abduction, sexual assault and murder of the same victim in the same event or series of events.
- Lets the trial judge ask the jury whether it wants to recommend a parole ineligibility period, and if so, how many years the person should serve before release can be considered.
- Allows the judge to replace the 25-year parole ineligibility period with a longer period, from more than 25 years to no more than 40 years, after considering the offender, the offences and the circumstances.
- Sets out that the judge may consider any jury recommendation when deciding the parole ineligibility period.
Who it affects
- People convicted of abduction, sexual assault and murder
- Victims’ families
- Juries
- Sentencing judges
- Criminal courts
Topics
Background
It amends section 745 of the Criminal Code and adds new sections about jury recommendations and parole ineligibility.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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Third reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
ConservativeJames Bezan· June 20, 2022
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-296, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility). I thank my colleague for Lakeland for seconding this private member's bill.”
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.