An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Short title: Penalties for Organized Drug Crime Act Bill S-10 (40-3) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: Senate Government Bill Sponsor: Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate Latest stage: First reading

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On 5 May 2010, the Leader of the Government in the Senate introduced Bill S-10,

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (Penalties for Organized Drug Crime Act)in the Senate and it was given first reading.

The bill amends the Criminal Code by:

• making murders connected to organized crime activity automatically first-degree murders, regardless of whether it is planned and deliberate. First-degree murder is subject to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 25 years;

• creating offences for intentionally discharging a firearm while being reckless about endangering the life or safety of another person (meant to punish “drive-by” and other reckless shootings).

• creating an offence for assaulting a peace officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm and of aggravated assault of a peace officer. This offence would carry a mandatory minimum sentence of four years in prison, with a maximum of 14 years. The minimum sentence would increase if the offence was committed for a criminal organization or with a prohibited or restricted firearm such as a handgun; and

• to extend the duration of a recognizance to up to two years for a person who it is suspected will commit a criminal organization offence, a terrorism offence or an intimidation offence if they were previously convicted of such an offence, and to clarify that the recognizance may include conditions such as electronic monitoring. House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2010-12-14) House of Commons — Second reading: No activity Senate — First reading: Completed (2010-05-05) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2010-09-29) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2010-11-04) Senate — Report stage: Completed (2010-12-07) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2010-12-13)

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