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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Jun/9/22 2:32:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister's story keeps changing. Invoking the Emergencies Act set a precedent in our country's history. There is no room for the government to mislead, equivocate or to be misunderstood. Parliament was led to believe by the Minister of Public Safety that police asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act, but now we know that is false. Will the minister show some humility and apologize to Canadians for his inaccurate statements?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Philip Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South, CPC)
  • Jun/9/22 6:40:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I was a little disappointed during committee. There were certain amendments brought forward to remove mandatory minimums for heinous crimes committed against children. As the father of an eight-year-old son and a soon to be seven-year-old daughter, I find that revolting. Would the member care to apologize for entering those amendments?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Jun/9/22 6:41:02 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I absolutely will not apologize. This is based on evidence. In fact, the Canadian Criminal Justice Association, the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Sentencing Commission, which met in 1987, have recommended getting rid of all mandatory minimum sentences other than the one for murder. That is because they do not work. They do not deter crime. We want to ensure this absolutely. I am not only a mother. I am also a grandmother, and I completely understand where the hon. member is coming from, but when we dig into the evidence and ask if these mandatory minimums keep our children safe or have any impact whatsoever on someone who is twisted and horrific with an impulse to hurt a child? No, they do not. What we need to do is make sure those people get the punishment that fits the crime. Judges in this country will not let people who abuse children, and who were brought through the criminal justice system and found guilty, walk out of jail.
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