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House Hansard - 86

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/10/22 11:22:15 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal government continues to ram through legislation that has criminals jumping for joy. Criminals who steal people's wallets at gunpoint, shoot up the neighbourhood, traffic in weapons or use a gun in their other criminal activities are one step closer to reduced sentences. Liberals claim it is to address overrepresentation of Black and indigenous people in the corrections system, but they ignore that these same communities are the ones most often victimized by gun crime. How is it that the government lacks so much compassion for victims and people at risk of violent crime?
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 11:24:19 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, nothing could be further from the truth on what the hon. member is saying. Bill C-21 attacks violent crime, attacks gang crime, attacks trafficking in arms and raises the maximum penalties available for certain sentences. If he is talking about repeat offenders, those offenders do not have access to minimum mandatory penalties. In fact, they go the other way. Public safety is not going to be negatively affected. In fact, it is going to be enhanced by allowing for serious offences to be treated seriously and for more flexibility at—
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)
  • Jun/10/22 11:57:53 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal-NDP philosophy towards crime is hurting Canadians. Bill C‑5 will do nothing to deter crime and will only encourage it. Does the Prime Minister not realize that the Black and indigenous populations are overrepresented among victims of violent crime? Crime has only gone up over the past seven years under this government. When will the minister wake up and abolish Bill C‑5?
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