On Clause 6,
Roxanne James moved, — That Bill C-479, in Clause 6, be amended by(a) replacing line 20 on page 4 to line 1 on page 5 with the following:
“6. (1) Paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act is”
(b) replacing line 10 on page 5 with the following:
“(2) Subsection 142(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (a), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(c) shall disclose to the victim any of the following information about the offender, if, in the Chairperson’s opinion, the disclosure would not have a negative impact on the safety of the public:
(i) the date, if any, on which the offender is to be released on unescorted temporary absence, escorted temporary absence if the Board has approved the absence as required by subsection 746.1(2) of the Criminal Code, parole or statutory release,
(ii) any conditions attached to the offender’s unescorted temporary absence, parole or statutory release and the reasons for any unescorted temporary absence, and
(iii) the destination of the offender when released on unescorted temporary absence, parole or statutory release and whether the offender will be in the vicinity of the victim while travelling to that destination.
(3) Section 142 of the Act is amended by”