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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Andy Fillmore
  • Jun/9/22 5:12:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I agree with my colleague on one point, very much so, which is that there is a continuing perpetuation of a mis-framing of this bill. I could not agree more with that. The existing sentencing policies that were enacted by the Conservatives focused on punishment through imprisonment. They disproportionately affect indigenous people as well as Black and marginalized Canadians. MMPs have also resulted in longer and more complex trials, consuming resources. The bottom line in all of this is of course that MMPs do not work, particularly for these drug-related offences and others.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Andy Fillmore
  • Jun/9/22 5:15:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I made a very light touch in my previous answer on the resource intensity of these MMPs and the tough-on-crime stance that the Conservative government enacted into law prior to this government. There is no question that provincial governments can expend the resources of their taxpayers in more important and more effective ways to make society more equitable and improve access to all kinds of societal supports, rather than putting people behind bars and depriving them of those very supports that they need so dearly.
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