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House Hansard - 17

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/21 2:26:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our position has always been clear: No one should lose their job because of what they wear or their religious beliefs. What is happening in Chelsea is that a community is rallying to defend one of its members, a teacher. Obviously, there are some difficult discussions ahead. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely. Quebeckers are defending their interests in the courts.
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Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/21 2:27:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and our government have always been clear: We will allow this to play out in the courts. Some Quebeckers are defending their rights before the courts and our position is clear. This bill was adopted by the Quebec National Assembly and we will leave it up to the courts.
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Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/21 2:52:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of that question. I would ask the hon. member to read the bill. Serious crimes will always be punished seriously. All we are doing in this bill is selecting a number of crimes that have a serious impact on the overrepresentation of indigenous and Black people in the criminal justice system, in order to give back flexibility to judges by eliminating certain minimum mandatory penalties and by allowing for the possibility of conditional sentencing orders, and in order to attack systemic racism in our criminal justice system.
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