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House Hansard - 12

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/7/21 2:42:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there was another shooting yesterday. This time, an 18-year-old was shot at a library in Laval. Now we are at a point where even our libraries are not safe. No good can come from normalizing the use of firearms to the extent that people feel free to fire guns in public places. What will the minister do right now to reassure worried families?
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/7/21 2:43:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if we are at the point where libraries are getting shot up, what is next? The situation is getting worse by the day in greater Montreal, and yet there does not seem to be any sense of urgency on the federal government's part. No one is reassured to hear the federal government talk today about what it has done in the past to tackle gun trafficking, because everyone can see that it is not enough. We want to see the minister send a clear message and take concrete action so we can be satisfied that the federal government is finally assuming its responsibilities. What is the minister going to do?
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/7/21 2:44:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are dealing with a gun culture where criminal groups buy, sell and use firearms as though they were toys mainly because they are just as easy to obtain as toys. The minister has some solutions. First, he could look to his own party for inspiration. The Liberals spent the election campaign saying that the RCMP is not adequately funded and that prison sentences are too lenient. Then, he could listen to his employees. Border services are telling us that they are underutilized. Finally, he could implement the Bloc Québécois's suggestions. We keep making them. The minister has been repeating the same thing for two weeks. When will he take action?
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Context: House Hansard - 12 - Dec/7/21
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • Dec/7/21 3:16:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you would find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, given the increase in gun violence and the numerous deadly shootings in the streets of Montreal and the metropolitan area in recent weeks, and notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House: (a) the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be instructed to undertake as a priority a study on gun control, illegal arms trafficking and the increase in gun crimes committed by members of street gangs; (b) the members to serve on the committee be appointed by the whip of each recognized party depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of his or her party's members before the adjournment of the House; c) the Clerk of the House shall convene a meeting of the committee on a priority basis no later than Wednesday, December 8, 2021; and (d) the Minister of Public Safety, as well as representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, appear before the committee as witnesses for a period of three hours each as the committee sees fit.
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