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THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Senate Committee Reports on Bill C-26
Ottawa (June 7, 2012) - The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs presented its report today on Bill C-26, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen’s arrest and the defences of property and persons).
Bill C-26 was referred to the committee by the Senate on May 15, 2012, for further consideration. The committee completed its study of the bill, and has reported it back to the Senate without amendment.
For a copy of the committee’s report on the bill, please see:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/411/lcjc/rep/rep12jun12-e.htm
Background information on this bill can be found on the Parliament of Canada’s LEGISinfo website here: http://bit.ly/KG5U4i
The committee’s schedule of meetings, mandate, membership, recent reports and minutes of proceedings can be found at: http://senate-senat.ca/lcjc-e.asp.
The Senate of Canada is on Twitter: @SenateCA, follow the committee using the hashtag #LCJC.
For more information, please contact:
Brigitte Lemay
Media Relations
Tel: 613-996-7136
Email: lemayb@sen.parl.gc.ca
or
Shaila Anwar
Committee Clerk
Tel.: 613-991-0719
Email: anwars@sen.parl.gc.ca
