According to The National Post, the Canadian government snuck a Criminal Code amendment into its budget in order to make it a crime to commit illegal acts in outer space.
The amendment mostly refers to Canadian astronauts.
The proposed federal budget Bill C states that if a Canadian crew member commits an act or omission outside of Canada that they are considered to have committed an indictable offence in Canada.
The amendment suggests that it is not against Canadian law for a Canadian to kill another Canadian on the Moon.
The reality is complex. The National Post's analysis shows that the outcome of a Canadian astronauts crimes against another country is not clear.
Lawmakers are becoming wary of an imminent future, with more humans getting the chance to travel into space than ever before.
The Canadian government is likely to be involved in NASA's planned space station in lunar orbit.
Since the mid 1980s, only nine Canadians have traveled into space. With the Canadian Space Agency getting more involved in US efforts to populate the Moon, astronauts will have to watch their back, as space crimes committed by space travelers could have dire consequences upon their return.
Canadian astronauts are no longer free to rob and kill with abandon in space or on the moon.
There is more on Canadian astronauts.
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