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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/17/22 2:23:40 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is currently in power. There were three shootings in Laval last week. A man was killed in broad daylight in Montreal. Laval police say that today's criminals are impulsive and disorderly. What is the Liberal government doing? It is proposing to eliminate minimum mandatory sentences for firearms possession offences with Bill C-5. Essentially, the Liberal approach consists of letting armed criminals continue to walk the streets. Can someone explain to the Prime Minister that his approach is irresponsible and that it will only make things more dangerous than they were before?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/17/22 2:24:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I would like my colleague to tell that to Laval's chief of police, who stated, “The people who are willing to commit such offences are hardened criminals. It is fine to be an idealist, but they will not stop when they get out of jail.” Here is what one person had to say. “We can no longer go out. My wife is very nervous and she is afraid.” Another stated, “My daughter was lucky, but in broad daylight with children.... There could be a stray bullet the next time”. Here is another fact. With Bill C-5, the Liberals want to leave these criminals on the streets with the support of the Liberal MPs from the Montreal area. Why is the Prime Minister defending criminals and not victims?
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