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2nd Session, 37th Parliament,
51 Elizabeth II, 2002
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-213
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (violent
crimes)
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| R.S., c. C-46
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Her Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate and House of Commons
of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1. The Criminal Code is amended by
adding the following after section 761:
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| Punishment
on second
conviction
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761.1 (1) Notwithstanding anything in this
Act, every one who is convicted for the second
time of one or more offences mentioned in the
schedule to this Part shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
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(2) Where more than one offence
mentioned in the schedule to this Part is
committed in relation to the same set of facts,
only one such offence shall be taken into
account for the purpose of this section.
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1. An offence under any of the following
provisions of the Criminal Code:
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(a) section 74 (piracy by law of nations);
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(b) section 76 (hijacking);
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(c) section 77 (endangering safety of
aircraft or airport);
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(d) paragraph 81(1)(a) or (b) (using
explosives);
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(e) section 236 (manslaughter);
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(f) section 238 (killing unborn child in act of
birth);
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(g) section 239 (attempt to commit murder);
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(h) section 246 (overcoming resistance to
commission of offence);
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(i) section 248 (interfering with
transportation facilities);
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(j) section 273 (aggravated sexual assault);
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(k) section 279 (kidnapping and forcible
confinement);
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(l) section 279.1 (hostage-taking);
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(m) section 344 (robbery);
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(n) section 433 (arson - disregard for
human life); and
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(o) paragraph 465(1)(a) (conspiracy to
commit murder).
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2. An offence under section 144 (rape) of
the Criminal Code, chapter C-34 of the
Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, as it read
immediately before January 4, 1983.
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