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House Hansard - 93

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Jun/21/22 12:42:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I was glad to hear the member say that the Bloc is supporting the red flag laws, which would allow for the removal of firearms from homes, because we know that, in this country, there are about 10 intimate partner violence incidents a week involving firearms. Would he agree with me that is one of the reasons for urgency in getting this bill through Parliament? Despite other concerns we have about the bill, I think it is very important that we do something to help remove firearms from homes with intimate partner violence.
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed
  • Jun/21/22 4:39:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, through the use of the yellow flag and red flag I think we would start to move in that direction, but there is a lot more we need to do. Working together with organizations that have been advocating for us to do better, we will continue to do so. I think that means doing everything, including ensuring people who pose a threat or risk to their partner cannot get their hands on guns. That is a very important step, and by passing this law we would make it harder for those who choose to engage in partner violence by taking that option off the table for them, which is critically important, because we have to protect our families, our communities and people in our society.
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Jun/21/22 5:12:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, the member mentioned the red flag provision, which is an important provision. Community members are saying, though, that the process the bill outlines is an onerous one because people have to petition the courts to put it in place. How would the government address this issue? We need quick action when it comes to saving lives.
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Mr. George Chahal
  • Jun/21/22 5:12:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, we want to bring forward red flag and yellow flag provisions to make sure we avoid some of the challenges and make sure that when folks who should not have guns pose a threat to their partners, their guns can be taken away, as needed. We need to continue to work with many of our stakeholders. I spent a lot of time as chair of the public safety task force in the city of Calgary. I worked with community members. I heard from community leaders and stakeholders who really wanted us to move on these issues, and I am happy that we have addressed them in Bill C-21.
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Fraser Tolmie
  • Jun/21/22 6:54:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, the member talks about red flags and yellow flags. Here is a red flag: Our party approached the Liberals to split this bill so that we could actually have a conversation about it, but that did not happen. The red flag is when we hear from the Liberals that they want to listen to the people, but they are not. They did not listen, and they are not listening to reports coming to them that are giving them good advice. Instead, they are shutting themselves down and saying this is what we need to do. They are not listening. They are not listening to Saskatchewan.
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