An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Nur

Short title: Penalties for the Criminal Possession of Firearms Act Bill C-69 (41-2) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of Justice (Central Nova) Latest stage: First reading Legislative

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summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available. <br/><br/>On 10 June 2015, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-69,

An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Nur (Penalties for the Criminal Possession of Firearms Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-69 amends

section 95 of the Criminal Code to<br/><br/>• establish mandatory minimum punishments of imprisonment for indictable offences under that

section that are committed for the purpose of committing another indictable offence under that Act or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or that are committed in a manner that, objectively speaking, creates a real risk of harm to another person;<br/>• prescribe that, under certain circumstances, the offence is deemed to be committed in a manner that creates a real risk of harm to another person; and<br/>• prescribe certain exceptions to the application of the section.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2015-06-10) House of Commons — Second reading: No activity LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/41-2/c-69