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Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act
BillC-231
Session45-1
StageReport stage (House)
Introduced2025-09-19
Proposed byLuc Berthold
This enactment amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act in order to
✦ AI Summary
This bill, C-231, proposes changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act to improve how courts handle young people struggling with substance use. It allows judges to delay sentencing for young offenders so they can participate in addiction treatment programs. The bill also clarifies that courts can order young people to attend such programs as part of their sentence or supervision.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-09-19
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes addiction treatment measures for youth justice.
Current
Report stage (House)
✦ AIClarified "addiction" to "problematic substance use" and expanded treatment options.
Votes
Vote #: 96
Date: 2026-04-15
Result: Passed
Yes: 327
No: 0
Paired: 10
Yes / No Ratio
Yes100.0%
No0.0%
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |