Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act
BillC-236
Session45-1
StageIn committee (House)
Introduced2025-09-22
Proposed byDane Lloyd
This enactment continues VIA Rail Canada Inc. under the name VIA Rail Canada and sets out its mandate. It also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
✦ AI Summary
This bill, also known as the Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims’ Families Act, aims to address the suffering of families when the location of a deceased loved one's body or remains is withheld by an offender. It proposes to add the refusal to provide this crucial information as an aggravating factor during sentencing for certain offences related to death. This means judges could impose harsher sentences based on this refusal.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-09-22
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes harsher sentences for offenders withholding body location.
Current
In committee (House)
✦ AIBill is currently being reviewed by a House of Commons committee.