Life Means Life Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (life sentences)
- Introduced
- FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Legislative timeline
- 1stFeb 24, 2016
- 2nd—
- Comm.—
- 3rd—
- Senate—
- Assent—
Bill overview
Bill C-229, “Life Means Life Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (life sentences)”.
It reached first reading on February 24, 2016. Its latest recorded status is “Defeated”.
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