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Bill C-299

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 04, 2022
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (life imprisonment)
  • Bill C-299 aims to change the Criminal Code by increasing the maximum penalty for certain serious crimes to life imprisonment. These crimes include sexual offences against minors, making or distributing child pornography, human trafficking, and procuring individuals for sexual services. The bill also establishes minimum punishments for some of these offences. The purpose of this amendment is to ensure stronger consequences for individuals who commit these serious crimes.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Frank Caputo
Madam Speaker, this is what we are talking about: sexual offences against children and adults. When somebody commits a robbery in this country, it is the taking of property by force and they are liable to life imprisonment. When someone's consent and dignity are taken by force when it comes to sexual assault, the maximum sentence is 10 years in jail. We therefore treat the taking of someone's sexual inviolability, innocence, dignity and consent by force less seriously than we treat the taking of property by force. If people want to treat this as a joke, that is fine, but for me and for everybody in this House, my exhortation is that we start getting hard on sexual offences, especially sexual offences against children. This bill does just that. It raises the maximum sentence to life imprisonment for most sexual offences to recognize that victims are often put in a psychological prison for life themselves. I exhort all members of the House to pass this bill expeditiously given the seriousness that this subject matter deserves.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Frank Caputo
Madam Speaker, it is interesting that my colleague from Winnipeg is heckling me as I am saying this, because I am speaking about a bill that should be of interest to everybody in the House. Now the member for Kingston and the Islands is getting in on the act.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (life imprisonment). He said: Madam Speaker, it an honour to stand here on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo— Mr. Kevin Lamoureux: And the Conservative Party.
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