Re-enact Section 33.1


Re-enact Section 33.1
The Issue
On June 3rd 2020 the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. This section, enacted in 1995, prevented anyone from claiming intoxication as a defense for sexual assault or violent crime. Reversing this section will allow criminals to use intoxication as a defense for sexual assaults & violent crime and this is unacceptable.

Lindsay SeatonPetition Starter
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The Issue
On June 3rd 2020 the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. This section, enacted in 1995, prevented anyone from claiming intoxication as a defense for sexual assault or violent crime. Reversing this section will allow criminals to use intoxication as a defense for sexual assaults & violent crime and this is unacceptable.

Lindsay SeatonPetition Starter
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Petition created on June 4, 2020