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Parole reviews for murder convictions

C-243 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)

Sets statutory schedules for reviewing parole for people serving murder sentences after parole is denied, cancelled, or terminated.

What Bill C-243 would do

The bill would change how parole reviews are scheduled for offenders serving sentences for first degree murder or second degree murder. When the Parole Board decides not to grant day or full parole, or cancels or terminates it, future reviews would follow set legal time frames rather than happening when the offender applies. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to provide that, in the case of an offender who is serving a sentence for first degree murder or second degree murder, parole is reviewed in accordance with the statutory time frames — not on application by the offender — once the Board has decided not to grant day or full parole to the offender or to cancel or terminate the offender’s parole.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Private member's bill
Sponsor
Kerry Diotte, Member of Parliament (Edmonton Griesbach)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

Voted down

Voted down in the House of Commons March 25

  1. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the House stopped here

    Before the House on 3 sitting days, to

    2nd reading and referral to committee - SECU: negatived, 136–⁠192 (division 90),

  3. Committee in the House not yet

  4. Report stage in the House not yet

  5. Third reading in the House not yet

  6. First reading in the Senate not yet

  7. Second reading in the Senate not yet

  8. Third reading in the Senate not yet

  9. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: Bill defeated · since September 22, 2025.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 0

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Also raised in 3

Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.

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  1. Parole Eligibility

    · Statements by Members · named 2 times

  2. Justice

    · Oral Questions · named 1 time

  3. Justice

    · Oral Questions · named 2 times

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