September 22,2025
RED FM News Desk
Today, Jeff Kibble, Conservative MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, introduced Private Member’s Bill C-235, which seeks to extend parole ineligibility for individuals convicted of abduction, sexual assault, and murder.
The bill would amend the Criminal Code to allow judges, with input from juries, to impose longer parole ineligibility periods. Under the proposal, someone convicted of abduction, sexual assault, and murder of the same victim in the same incident could face a life sentence without parole eligibility for 25 to 40 years.
“We must do everything possible to protect victims’ families from the added trauma of repeated parole hearings every two years, where offenders revisit the gruesome details of their crimes and ‘revictimize’ loved ones,” Kibble said.
If passed, Bill C-235 would:
- Permit jury recommendations: After a conviction, the judge could ask the jury whether to recommend a longer parole ineligibility period (up to 40 years).
- Provide judicial discretion: Judges could weigh the offender’s character, the nature of the crimes, and any jury recommendation to set parole ineligibility between 25 and 40 years.
“Conservatives believe that denying parole eligibility to brutal murderers addresses the urgent concerns of families who are retraumatized during parole hearings,” Kibble added. “This legislation ensures victims’ families are spared the pain of reliving their trauma, bearing the costs of hearings, and confronting safety fears with little chance of closure.”
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