tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912304.post-29956825655587052432008-02-27T15:11:00.006-08:002008-02-27T15:32:15.704-08:00The Senate has voted to pass third reading of Bill C-22.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper had threatened to call an election if the Senate did not pass the legislation.<br/><br/><a href="http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=3151626&file=4">Text of Bill C-2.</a><br/><br/>The bill raises the age of consent from 14 to 16, provides for stricter mandatory minimum sentences and bail conditions for gun-related crimes, harsher penalties for driving while drug impaired, and eases the application of the dangerous offender declaration.<br/><br/>Senate Digest Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035964959894818993noreply@blogger.com