summary <div>The pre-release version of this Legislative

Summary is now available. Parliamentarians and their staff can obtain a copy by submitting a request or contacting the Library of Parliament. Members of the public can obtain a copy by the contacting the Information Service at the Library of Parliament.<br/><br/>On 3 March 2017, Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39,

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unconstitutional provisions) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-39 amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, remove passages and repeal provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada. It also repeals

section 159 of that Act and provides that no person shall be convicted of any historical offence of a sexual nature unless the act that constitutes the offence would constitute an offence under the Criminal Code if it were committed on the day on which the charge was laid. It also makes consequential amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2017-03-08) House of Commons — Second reading: No activity LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/42-1/c-39