S-231Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act
Modernizes Criminal Code rules around the use of a sexual-offence complainant's prior sexual history and personal records, as well as parallel provisions in the National Defence Act, the Criminal Records Act, and the DNA Identification Act. Aims to reduce re-traumatization at trial. At report stage in the Senate.
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Modernizes Criminal Code rules around sexual-offence trials, especially restrictions on using a complainant's prior sexual history or therapy records. Aims to reduce re-traumatization of complainants.
Issues this bill touches
- Gender Equality & Reproductive Rights
Sexual-offence trial reforms.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Official source
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