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House Hansard - 90

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 16, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Jun/16/22 11:37:31 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Madam Speaker, the seat for the office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime has been vacant since last October. Does the member have any thoughts on that? When we consider legislation such as this, and on the overall topic, it is really important that we consider victims. Could the member comment on that?
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Jun/16/22 12:40:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Mr. Speaker, I was glad to hear the member talk about victims. Of course, that is some of the premise of this bill. I want to ask him a question on the topic of victims. The position of Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime is still vacant. That position has been vacant now for approximately nine months, so someone to speak up for victims and hear their voices is not at the table. I am wondering if the member has any thoughts on that and if he can provide us any information today as to when that position might be filled.
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Jun/16/22 12:57:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Mr. Speaker, one of the things my colleague talked about was the erosion of the rule of law at the same time as the erosion of the protection of victims. We have seen, time and again, a real soft-on-crime approach by the Liberal government. I want to bring this to her attention. In my community of Kelowna—Lake Country, the City of Kelowna just released a report, a couple of weeks ago, called “Community Confidence in Justice: Advocacy Paper”. It talks about the increase in crime in our community, and it has a number of different suggestions and advocacy on protecting the public and moving forward with different policy ideas and guidelines. Is the member seeing a similar increase in crime where she is from, such that we really need to look at both the rule of law and the protection of victims in her community as well?
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • Jun/16/22 1:14:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Mr. Speaker, the member had spoken about Canadians losing trust in their institutions. One example we could look at is the CMHC, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada's national housing agency. It has one single reason for existence, and that is to make housing more affordable for everyone in Canada. Of course, it has failed miserably in that regard. We also know that through the justice system, we have a revolving door. Legislation like this that we see here today, and also the private member's bill that I tabled this week dealing with addiction treatment in penitentiaries, could help with the revolving door. Could the member comment on those types of initiatives, and whether they could help with restoring confidence in our justice system?
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