Questions and responses 43rd Parliament, 2nd session September 23, 2020, to August 15, 2021

With regard to the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: (a) when is the statutory review of the act by a committee of Parliament expected to begin; (b) why has the Minister of Justice allowed the review to be delayed beyond the required five years; and (c) has the Department of Justice assessed the outcomes of the act to date, and, if so, what are those findings?

With regard to the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights: (a) when is the statutory review of the act by a committee of Parliament expected to begin; (b) why has the said review been delayed beyond the required five years; (c) does the government plan to adopt any of the 15 recommendations of the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime’s November 2020 Progress Report on the act, and, if so, which recommendations; and (d) has the Department of Justice assessed the outcomes of the act to date, and, if so, what are its findings?