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House Hansard - 10

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 3, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/3/21 11:37:20 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it has happened again. Gun violence has hit Montreal yet again. Yesterday, a 20-year-old man lost his life when he was struck by bullets. A 17-year-old teenager was also injured. It happened in the middle of the street in a residential neighbourhood at 7:15 p.m. Montreal families are scared. They are scared of losing their young people, of being hit by stray bullets, of ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time, even in their own home. The minister knows he has a duty to do something about this, but does he understand the urgency of the matter?
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/3/21 11:38:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it was Montreal's 32nd homicide of 2021, and there is one more month to go. I applaud the seizure of guns last week, but more must be done. I applaud the fact that the minister is willing to attend the summit organized by the mayor of Montreal, which will be held in late January, but he needs to act more quickly. The Government of Quebec is set to announce an additional $46 million for the prevention of violence. There is a sense that action is urgently needed, but Ottawa is not quite there. What will the minister do today to prove that he understands how urgent this is?
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