Canadian Parliamentary Review, March 22nd, 2004
The House adjourned on December 6, 2003, bringing to a close a busy Fall Sitting. During the 4th Session, ninety-five Government Bills and nine Private Bills have received Royal Assent.
Several major Government Bills were passed during the Fall Sitting. The Youth Justice Act (Bill 63), for example, focuses on deterring youth criminal behaviour, by providing judges the option of sending young offenders to jail for various serious offences if committed in locations within provincial jurisdiction, such as on school property or in a youth detention facility. Previously these offences were punis...
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