e-3319 (Justice)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- Bill C-32, An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts, was passed in 2015;
- Bill C-32 created the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights;
- Section 2.1 of Bill C-32 said, “Five years after section 2 comes into force, a committee of Parliament is to be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights…”;
- The Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, in her 2020 Progress Report: The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, concluded “…the objectives set out in the Act have not been met. The Act falls far short of delivering the real rights it promised.”;
- The Department of Justice, in its 2019 report, Final Report on the Review of Canada’s Criminal Justice System, found that victims often feel re-victimized and acknowledged major changes are needed to support the rights of victims, survivors and their families; and
- The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights must be strengthened to prioritize victims and survivors of crime in the criminal justice system.
- Open for signature
- April 23, 2021, at 2:16 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 23, 2021, at 2:16 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Judy A. Sgro
(Humber River—Black Creek)
June 3, 2021 (Petition No. 432-01031)