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Appendix "F"

An Act to Safeguard Against Homicide and Suicide

 Section 241.1 Criminal Code


Compulsion to participate in homicide or suicide

241.1(1)    Every one commits an offence who, by an exercise of authority or intimidation, compels another person to be a party to homicide or suicide.

Punishing refusals to participate in homicide or suicide

241.1(2)    Every one commits an offence who

a) refuses to employ a person or to admit a person to a trade union, professional association, school or educational programme because that person refuses or fails to agree to be a party to homicide or suicide; or

b) refuses to employ a person or to admit a person to a trade union, professional association, school or educational programme because that person refuses or fails to answer questions about or to discuss being a party to homicide or suicide.

Intimidation to participate in homicide or suicide

241.1(3)    Every one commits an offence who, for the purpose of causing another person to be a party to homicide or suicide

(a) suggests that being a party to homicide or suicide is a condition of employment, contract, membership or full participation in a trade union or professional association, or of admission to a school or educational programme; or

(b) makes threats or suggestions that refusal to be a party to homicide or suicide will adversely affect

(i) contracts, employment, advancement, benefits, pay, or

(ii) membership, fellowship or full participation in a trade union or professional association.

Definitions

241.1(4) (a)    For the purpose of this section, "person" includes an unincorporated organization, collective or business.

(b) For the purpose of subsection (1),"homicide" and "suicide" include attempted homicide and suicide.

Punishment

241.1(5) (a)    Every one who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life.

(b)  Every one who commits an offence under subsection (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for ten years.

(c)  Every one who commits an offence under subsection (3) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for five years.

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