C-526
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-526
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentenc­ing)
first reading, June 5, 2013
Mr. Jean
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends section 718.2 of the Criminal Code to provide that, for sentencing purposes,
(a) evidence that the commission of an offence was linked to a group of three or more persons with a common criminal purpose shall be deemed to be aggravating circumstances; and
(b) evidence that the offence was a terrorism offence or an offence committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization shall be deemed to be serious aggravating circumstances.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
house of commons of canada
BILL C-526
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentenc­ing)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Cracking Down on Organized Crime and Terrorism Act.
R.S., c. C-46
CRIMINAL CODE
2. Paragraph 718.2(a) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:
(a) a sentence should be increased or reduced to account for any relevant aggravating or mitigating circumstances relating to the offence or the offender, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(i) the following shall be deemed to be aggravating circumstances:
(A) evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor,
(B) evidence that the offender, in committing the offence, abused the offend-er’s spouse or common-law partner,
(C) evidence that the offender, in committing the offence, abused a person under the age of eighteen years,
(D) evidence that the offender, in committing the offence, abused a position of trust or authority in relation to the victim,
(E) evidence that the offence had a significant impact on the victim, considering their age and other personal circumstances, including their health and financial situation, or
(F) evidence that the offence was connected in any way to a group of three or more persons with a common purpose of facilitating or committing an offence under this Act or any other Act of Parliament, and
(ii) the following shall be deemed to be serious aggravating circumstances:
(A) evidence that the offence was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization, or
(B) evidence that the offence was a terrorism offence;
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons