I agree, but it's not a legal requirement, it's just how things usually work. Here's a counter example: http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projet

I agree, but it's not a legal requirement, it's just how things usually work. Here's a counter example: http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-55-42-1.html http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-lo... - tl;dr: Quebec abolished the statute of limitations for sex/child abuse crimes. Shortly after the law was passed, a group of priests were arrested. (it took a while to pass the law, and was a multi-party, multi-year process)