✘ S-215 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code - Sentencing for Violent Offences against Aboriginal Women)
Voted nay. Bill defeated.
Bill
S-215: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code - Sentencing for Violent Offences against Aboriginal Women.
Second reading.
Vote
Nay.
Rationale
I voted against this bill because it raises two concerns such as the bill’s proposed reforms are unlikely to achieve their objective and may have unintended consequences for indigenous people in contact with criminal justice system.
Result
Defeated.