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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Oct/28/22 10:26:20 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-9

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. This is an important bill, and the Bloc Québécois will support it because it seems that some communities are seeing the rise of a kind of self-policing ecosystem. We must legislate in response. A year or two ago, I moved a motion to establish an independent body to handle complaints in sport following complaints by female Swimming Canada team members. There have also been complaints by young athletes in Ontario and allegations of sexual violence. Sport is a self-regulating system. Sometimes it works; sometimes it does not. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on the importance of creating an independent body to handle complaints in the justice system as proposed in Bill C‑9.

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Oct/28/22 10:55:04 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-9

Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I would like to address a somewhat related issue. There is a problem in this country with the way sexual assault cases are handled. Women are still afraid of the legal system. Women in Quebec who are victims of sexual assault can turn to centres known as CALACS, or Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel. These centres play a very important role. According to statistics kept by CALACS, 5% of sex crimes are reported to the police. Just 5% of all sex crimes are reported. Clearly, women are afraid of the legal system. Based on the same statistics, three out of every 1,000 sexual assault cases that end up in the justice system result in a conviction. That is outrageous. How does my colleague see this problem being addressed?

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Oct/28/22 12:25:02 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-9

Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity to talk a bit about that earlier, but I would like to elaborate. A year and a half ago, I rose in the House to move a motion calling on the government to create an independent complaints commission for sports. It took some time, but that commission was created a year ago. I want to commend the government for that. That commission may not yet have enough power though, because the various sports organizations have to register voluntarily. The system is not perfect yet, but it addresses the problem of sexual misconduct in sports, or at least the complaints management part of it. There is a problem in the military, however. Former Supreme Court Justice Deschamps issued a report in 2015 recommending that this type of commission be set up to address sexual misconduct in the army, but that has not happened yet. It does not make any sense. Today, we are talking about a bill about judges. That is good. I would like my colleague to tell us about the importance of setting up this kind of independent commission to manage sexual misconduct complaints.

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Context: House Hansard - 120 - Oct/28/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Oct/28/22 12:40:40 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-9

Mr. Speaker, in his speech, my colleague was justifiably critical of the way the government is managing its legislative agenda. Last year, the government prorogued the House, and I still cannot get over that. Yesterday, Bill C‑31 was passed on closure. It is an important bill whose purpose is to send people money for housing and dental care, but we had a lot of problems with it. Contrary to what the government thinks, Bill C‑31 does not really solve the problem of the housing crisis in Canada. It is like a band-aid on a gaping wound. However, my Conservative friends are not to be outdone when it comes to using time-wasting tactics here. I have been a member of the House for three years, and one of the most egregious things I have seen in that time happened the night the Conservatives made us vote on which of two members of the Conservative Party would get the floor. Later, in the lobby, I heard my Conservative friends laugh about finding this procedural loophole. How clever of them to figure out a way to delay proceedings for everyone. They wasted an hour of the House's time when we were supposed to be working on important issues. Does my colleague think it would be a good idea for the Conservatives to come to the table and get to work, too?

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