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An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act
The bill pursues victim protection and public safety objectives but does not advance prosperity, competitiveness, or economic freedom, and it likely increases corrections system costs. With no clear economic upside and a probable rise in incarceration and administrative expenses, it conflicts with the goal of efficient, lower-cost public services.
What is the projected fiscal impact of setting parole ineligibility at one-half of the sentence or ten years, including additional inmate-days, Parole Board workload, and federal-provincial corrections costs?
The bill says whichever is less even for life sentences; would that not inadvertently reduce the current 25-year parole ineligibility for first-degree murder, and will the government amend the drafting to whichever is greater to avoid unintended early eligibility?
What evidentiary standard will be required to be satisfied that an offender actually has information about remains, and how will the bill prevent coercion or penalizing offenders who genuinely lack such information while still ensuring families get answers safely and quickly?
A criminal justice measure that may aid victim closure but does not materially affect national income or wealth.
Targets sentencing and parole decisions rather than economic freedom; administrative effects are confined to the justice system.
No direct impact on productivity, skills, or competitiveness.
Unrelated to trade or export capacity.
Does not influence investment conditions or innovation incentives.
Likely increases incarceration time and parole administration workload, raising corrections and Parole Board costs without offsetting efficiencies.
No tax changes.
A narrow criminal justice adjustment with no macroeconomic effects.
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