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House Hansard - 17

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Dec/14/21 10:45:45 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, mandatory minium penalties have clearly not proven to be effective over the years. As an ethicist, I worked with police officers and prisons. In both cases, I was able to observe two types of inmates: repeat offenders for whom not a lot can be done, and who are serving what is likely an appropriate sentence, and first-time offenders who are serving time because they made a mistake. If we vote in favour of doing away with mandatory minimum penalties, we still need to think about maintaining such penalties for firearm-related offences, including the trafficking and possession of firearms. Does the hon. member agree with me on that?
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Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Dec/14/21 11:19:31 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I will focus on some of the myths that my colleague stated as facts. The member for Charlesbourg—Haute‑Saint‑Charles may not identify with some of the positions taken by the Bloc Québécois, but I can assure the House that as Quebeckers, we do not identify whatsoever with the positions taken by the member for Charlesbourg—Haute‑Saint‑Charles. He claims in no uncertain terms that Bill C‑5 gives more rights to criminals. Firstly, I would like to know his definition of criminal. Does he make a distinction between a career criminal and an occasional criminal? Does he believe that occasional criminals can be rehabilitated?
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Context: House Hansard - 17 - Dec/14/21
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Dec/14/21 2:40:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, renewing the lease on the facility near Roxham Road is yet another Liberal ethical failure. The mere fact that the renewal was concluded in secret and untendered, and that it was awarded surely by chance to a Liberal donor, confirms this. Providing smuggling services at the border is illegal, and yet Ottawa is making it easy for people to cross. It is illegal and unsafe to cross the border anywhere other than at border crossings, but Ottawa facilitates it. To top it all off, this is an ethical failure because the government is facilitating something that is illegal. Why is the government making it easier for people to circumvent the law rather than controlling border crossings?
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