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44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 30, 2022

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(18) C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

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44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2022

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(1) 8510-441-69 "Recommendations following the study of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)"

House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2022

Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO)

Re. Recommendations following the study of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against …

Report 2 presented to the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee has considered Bill C-233, an Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner), and wishes to make the following recommendations to the Government:

That the committee considered issues and consequences around the availability of cell service in the use of e-monitoring and recommends the Government of Canada move as soon as possible to ensure access to cell service is available across Canada, and that the committee feels strongly and recommends that when developing training for new judges, the issues of intimate partner violence, coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships, and social context be included.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 20) is tabled.

House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 17, 2022

Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO)

Re. Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

Report 1 presented to the House

In accordance with its Order of Reference of Friday, April 29, 2022, your committee has considered Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner), and agreed on Friday, May 13, 2022, to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 1

That Bill C-233, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 10 to 14 on page 1 with the following:

“(2) Paragraph 515(4.3)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(c) an offence in the commission of which violence against a person was used, threatened or attempted, including against the accused’s intimate partner; and”

Clause 2

That Bill C-233, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 22 on page 1 with the following:

“al assault law, intimate partner violence, coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships and social context, which includes systemic racism and systemic discrimination;”

Clause 3

That Bill C-233, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 7 on page 2 with the following:

“matters related to sexual assault law, intimate partner violence, coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships and social context, which includes systemic racism and systemic discrimination, that were offered in the preceding”

New Clause 4

That Bill C-233 be amended by adding after line 9 on page 2 the following new clause:

“Coming into Force

4 This Act comes into force on the 30th day after the day on which it receives royal assent.”

Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-233, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18 to 20) is tabled.