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S-236 — An Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to establish a framework for implementing the rights of victims of crime
Clarion tracks S-236 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Second reading — Senate
- Sponsor
- Leo Housakos
- Introduced
- 2025-10-01
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Senate Public Bill S-236 proposes to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to create a framework for putting victims' rights into practice. The bill was introduced and received first reading in the Senate on October 1, 2025, and is currently before the Senate at second reading. Its stated purpose is to strengthen protections and implementation mechanisms for victims of crime in Canada.
Passage outlook
Unlikely to pass because it's a Senate public bill (which rarely passes), it's at an early stage.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 5–20% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 19%). It has gone quiet at this stage; the adjustment for that delay still leaves the historical rate inside the range.
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