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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Jun/9/22 11:10:20 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, Bill C-5, in and of itself, is an interesting bill, but we get the feeling that it comes with a poison pill, which bothers me. Two bills that do not necessarily have anything to do with one another are being lumped together to get the less popular one passed. As the government House leader, the member is responsible for the government's strategy. Why is the government trying to hand us poison pills yet again? Why can we not have transparent debates in the best interests of Canadians on issues that affect them?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Jun/9/22 12:23:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's opinion. I think the best way to fight crime is often through education. This applies to both issues Bill C‑5 deals with and, moreover, to young offenders, those who have already committed a crime, to make them understand the consequences of their actions. The Conservative strategy is to treat them like criminals. When we look at the statistics in western Canada, compared to Quebec, we can see that the Quebec approach, namely social reintegration, works better. Why should we not be looking at this from the perspective of educating people to understand the consequences of their crimes, rather than a criminalization perspective? I cannot get my head around that.
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