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Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.<br/><br/>On 24 February 2021, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.    <br/><br/>Bill C-23 amends the Criminal Code to, among other things,<br/>(a) allow for the use of electronic or other automated means for the purposes of the jury selection process;<br/>(b) expand, for the accused and offenders, the availability of remote appearances by audioconference and videoconference in certain circumstances;<br/>(c) provide for the participation of prospective jurors in the jury selection process by videoconference in certain circumstances;<br/>(d) expand the power of courts to make case management rules permitting court personnel to deal with administrative matters for accused not represented by counsel;<br/>(e) permit courts to order fingerprinting at the interim release stage and at any other stage of the criminal justice process if fingerprints could not previously have been taken for exceptional reasons; and<br/>(f) replace the existing telewarrant provisions with a process that permits a wide variety of search warrants, authorizations and orders to be applied for and issued by a means of telecommunication.<br/><br/>The enactment makes amendments to the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act to correct minor technical errors and includes transitional provisions on the application of the amendments. It also makes related amendments to other Acts.</div>","ShortLegislativeSummaryFr":"<div>Le Service d'information et de recherche parlementaires de la Bibliothèque du Parlement rédige actuellement le résumé législatif de ce projet de loi.  Entre-temps, le Service met à votre disposition le sommaire suivant.  <br/><br/>Le 24 février 2021, le Ministre de la Justice a déposé le projet de loi C-23, Loi modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur l'identification des criminels et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois (réponse à la COVID-19 et autres mesures) à la Chambre des communes en première lecture.   <br/><br/>Le projet de loi C-23 modifie le Code criminel en vue, notamment?:<br/>a) de permettre le recours à des moyens électroniques ou à d’autres moyens automatisés dans le processus de constitution du jury;<br/>b) d’élargir les possibilités de comparution à distance, par audioconférence ou vidéoconférence, en certaines circonstances, pour les accusés et les contrevenants;<br/>c) de prévoir, en certaines circonstances, la participation de candidats-jurés dans le processus de constitution du jury par vidéoconférence;<br/>d) d’élargir les pouvoirs des tribunaux d’établir des règles sur la gestion des instances afin de permettre à leurs fonctionnaires de régler des questions de nature administrative pour les accusés non représentés par avocat;<br/>e) de permettre aux tribunaux d’ordonner la prise des empreintes à l’étape de l’enquête sur mise en liberté provisoire et à toute autre étape du processus de justice pénale lorsqu’elles n’ont pas pu être prises antérieurement pour des motifs exceptionnels;<br/>f) de remplacer les dispositions existantes sur les télémandats par un processus de demande et de délivrance d’une grande variété de mandats de perquisition, d’autorisations et d’ordonnances par des moyens de télécommunication.<br/><br/>Il apporte également des modifications au Code criminel et à la Loi sur l’identification des criminels afin de corriger des erreurs mineures de nature technique et comporte des dispositions transitoires concernant l’application des modifications. Enfin, il apporte des modifications connexes à d’autres lois.</div>","ShortLegislativeSummary":"<div>A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. 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