JUST Committee Report
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In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, March 8, 2023, your committee has considered Bill C-295, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (neglect of vulnerable adults), and agreed on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 1 That Bill C-295, in Clause 1, be amended (a) by replacing line 11 on page 1 with the following: “(a) are unrelated to the owners and officers of the” (b) by replacing line 17 on page 1 to line 10 on page 2 with the following: “officer means the chairperson of the board of directors, the president, a vice-president, the secretary, the treasurer, the comptroller, the general counsel, the general manager or a managing director of a long-term care facility, any other person who performs functions for a long-term care facility similar to those normally performed by a person occupying any of those offices, or any other person designated as an officer of a long-term care facility. (dirigeant)” Clause 2 That Bill C-295, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 14 on page 2 with the following: “(b.1) as an owner or officer of a long-term care fa‐” That Bill C-295, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 2 with the following: “cility, to ensure necessaries of life are provided to residents of the” Clause 3 That Bill C-295, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 26 on page 2 with the following: “215.1 (1) When an owner or officer of a long-term” That Bill C-295, in Clause 3, be amended by adding after line 41 on page 2 the following: “(1.1) For the purpose of subsection (1), the court shall take into account any penalty or measure imposed under a provincial law or policy intended to protect vulnerable adults.” That Bill C-295, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 3 with the following: “for a term not exceeding four years; or” New Clause 5 That Bill C-295 be amended by adding after line 21 on page 3 the following: “Coming into Force 5 This Act comes into force on the 30th day after the day on which it receives royal assent.” |
Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-295, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 64 to 66 and 71) is tabled. |