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Summary
This bill creates two new firearm offences and provides escalating mandatory jail sentences for serious firearm offences and strengthens bail for those accused of serious weapons offences. It also gives more effective sentencing and monitoring of dangerous and high-risk offenders.
This bill also lays the groundwork for detecting and investigating drug impaired driving and strengthens the penalties for impaired driving.
It also raises the age of consent from 14 to 16 years.
Bill History
First Reading - October 18th, 2007
Second Reading and Debate - October 26th, 2007
Reported by Committee - November 21st, 2007
Report Debate - November 21st, 23rd, and 26th, 2007
Recorded Concurrence Vote - November 26th, 2007
Third Reading - November 28th, 2007
Royal Assent - February 28th, 2008
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