Bill C-83 has undergone some amendments since we made our submissions to government in November, 2018. However, PLS is still concerned that the Bill does not take Canada’s use of isolation out of the United Nation’s definition of solitary confinement, and recent case law confirms that the Bill would not survive scrutiny under the Charter. The Bill is now before the Senate. You can read our submissions to the Senate committee reviewing Bill C-83 here.
