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C-40PASSEDJUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETYFEDERAL

Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)

Introduced
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Royal assent
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Latest recorded vote
121 / 96
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stFeb 16, 2023
  2. 2ndJun 21, 2023
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdJun 19, 2024
  5. SenateJun 19, 2024
  6. AssentDec 17, 2024

Bill overview

Bill C-40, “Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard's Law)”, is a federal bill from session 44-1. Its long title is “An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews)”.

It reached first reading on February 16, 2023, second reading on June 21, 2023, third reading on June 19, 2024 and Senate consideration on June 19, 2024. It received royal assent on December 17, 2024.

In the recorded division on June 17, 2024 in the House of Commons, 96 members voted in favour and 121 against; 4 did not vote. In favour: Conservative (93). Against: Bloc Québécois (16), NDP (4), Independent (2) and Green (1). Liberal members split 3 for and 98 against. It is one of 3 recorded divisions linked to this bill.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

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Vote roll

44th Parliament · June 17, 2024

3 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

96

Yea

121

Nay

0

Abstain

4

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — ABSENTGord Johns (NDP) — NAYHeather McPherson (NDP) — NAYJenny Kwan (NDP) — NAYLeah Gazan (NDP) — NAYElizabeth May (GPC) — NAYAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe (BQ) — NAYAndréanne Larouche (BQ) — NAYChristine Normandin (BQ) — NAYClaude DeBellefeuille (BQ) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYJean-Denis Garon (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — PAIREDLuc Thériault (BQ) — NAYMarie-Hélène Gaudreau (BQ) — NAYMarilène Gill (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYMario Simard (BQ) — NAYMartin Champoux (BQ) — NAYMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (BQ) — NAYSébastien Lemire (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYYves Perron (BQ) — NAYYves-François Blanchet (BQ) — ABSENTAdam Chambers (CPC) — YEAAlex Ruff (CPC) — YEAAndrew Scheer (CPC) — YEAAnna Roberts (CPC) — YEAArnold Viersen (CPC) — YEAArpan Khanna (CPC) — YEABen Lobb (CPC) — YEABernard Généreux (CPC) — YEABlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — YEABrad Redekopp (CPC) — YEABrad Vis (CPC) — YEABranden Leslie (CPC) — YEACheryl Gallant (CPC) — YEAChris Lewis (CPC) — YEAChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEAClifford Small (CPC) — YEACorey Tochor (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — YEADan Mazier (CPC) — YEADan Muys (CPC) — YEADane Lloyd (CPC) — YEADave Epp (CPC) — YEADean Allison (CPC) — YEADominique Vien (CPC) — YEADoug Shipley (CPC) — YEAEric Duncan (CPC) — YEAEric Melillo (CPC) — YEAFrank Caputo (CPC) — YEAFraser Tolmie (CPC) — YEAGarnett Genuis (CPC) — YEAGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAGreg McLean (CPC) — YEAGérard Deltell (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — YEAJamie Schmale (CPC) — YEAJamil Jivani (CPC) — YEAJasraj Hallan (CPC) — YEAJeremy Patzer (CPC) — YEAJohn Barlow (CPC) — YEAJohn Brassard (CPC) — YEAJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAJohn Williamson (CPC) — YEAJoël Godin (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — YEAKelly McCauley (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — YEAKyle Seeback (CPC) — YEALaila Goodridge (CPC) — YEALeslyn Lewis (CPC) — YEALianne Rood (CPC) — YEALuc Berthold (CPC) — YEAMarc Dalton (CPC) — YEAMark Strahl (CPC) — YEAMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMelissa Lantsman (CPC) — YEAMichael Barrett (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — YEAMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichael Kram (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — YEAMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPhilip Lawrence (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — YEAPierre Poilievre (CPC) — YEARandy Hoback (CPC) — YEARaquel Dancho (CPC) — YEARichard Bragdon (CPC) — YEARob Moore (CPC) — YEARob Morrison (CPC) — YEARosemarie Falk (CPC) — YEAScot Davidson (CPC) — YEAScott Aitchison (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEAShelby Kramp-Neuman (CPC) — YEAShuvaloy Majumdar (CPC) — YEAStephanie Kusie (CPC) — YEATako Van Popta (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — YEATerry Dowdall (CPC) — YEATim Uppal (CPC) — YEATodd Doherty (CPC) — YEATom Kmiec (CPC) — YEATony Baldinelli (CPC) — YEAWarren Steinley (CPC) — YEAZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAdam van Koeverden (LPC) — NAYAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — NAYAli Ehsassi (LPC) — NAYAngelo Iacono (LPC) — NAYAnita Anand (LPC) — NAYAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — NAYAnju Dhillon (LPC) — NAYAnna Gainey (LPC) — NAYAnnie Koutrakis (LPC) — NAYAnthony Housefather (LPC) — NAYArielle Kayabaga (LPC) — NAYBardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYBen Carr (LPC) — NAYBrendan Hanley (LPC) — NAYCharles Sousa (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — NAYChris d'Entremont (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — NAYDavid McGuinty (LPC) — NAYDominic LeBlanc (LPC) — NAYEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — NAYFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — NAYFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — NAYFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — NAYGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — NAYGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — ABSENTHeath MacDonald (LPC) — NAYHedy Fry (LPC) — NAYHelena Jaczek (LPC) — NAYIqra Khalid (LPC) — NAYIqwinder Gaheer (LPC) — NAYJaime Battiste (LPC) — NAYJames Maloney (LPC) — NAYJean Yip (LPC) — NAYJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJenna Sudds (LPC) — NAYJoanne Thompson (LPC) — NAYJoël Lightbound (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — NAYJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — NAYJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — NAYKarina Gould (LPC) — NAYKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYKody Blois (LPC) — NAYLena Metlege Diab (LPC) — NAYLisa Hepfner (LPC) — NAYLori Idlout (LPC) — NAYManinder Sidhu (LPC) — NAYMarc Miller (LPC) — NAYMarcus Powlowski (LPC) — NAYMarie-France Lalonde (LPC) — NAYMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — NAYMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — YEAMichael Coteau (LPC) — NAYMike Kelloway (LPC) — NAYMona Fortier (LPC) — NAYMélanie Joly (LPC) — NAYParm Bains (LPC) — NAYPatricia Lattanzio (LPC) — NAYPatrick Weiler (LPC) — NAYPatty Hajdu (LPC) — NAYPeter Fonseca (LPC) — NAYPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — NAYPeter Schiefke (LPC) — NAYRachel Bendayan (LPC) — NAYRandeep Sarai (LPC) — NAYRechie Valdez (LPC) — NAYRobert Morrissey (LPC) — NAYRobert Oliphant (LPC) — NAYRon McKinnon (LPC) — NAYRuby Sahota (LPC) — NAYRyan Turnbull (LPC) — NAYSalma Zahid (LPC) — NAYSameer Zuberi (LPC) — NAYSean Casey (LPC) — NAYSean Fraser (LPC) — NAYSerge Cormier (LPC) — NAYShafqat Ali (LPC) — NAYSherry Romanado (LPC) — NAYSonia Sidhu (LPC) — NAYSophie Chatel (LPC) — NAYSteven MacKinnon (LPC) — NAYStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — NAYSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — NAYTaleeb Noormohamed (LPC) — NAYTerry Beech (LPC) — NAYTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — NAYTim Louis (LPC) — NAYViviane Lapointe (LPC) — NAYWayne Long (LPC) — NAYYasir Naqvi (LPC) — NAYYvan Baker (LPC) — NAYÉlisabeth Brière (LPC) — NAYJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — NAYJustin Trudeau (LPC) — NAYNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — NAYShaun Chen (LPC) — NAYSteven Guilbeault (LPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — NAYSimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (IND) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — YEALarry Brock (CPC) — YEARichard Martel (CPC) — YEASpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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