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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/22 3:00:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-5 received historic royal assent last Thursday. For the first time, we have given back to judges the power to make the punishment fit the crime, allowing all of the judicial system to focus more closely on the serious crimes that the hon. member is referring to. This is a crucial step past the failed Conservative policies that have only led to the overincarceration of Black and indigenous people in the criminal justice system. We are moving forward in the right direction for a more just Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/22 3:01:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would invite the hon. member to read Bill C-21, which is our attack on gun crime, in which we increased the maximum penalties for very serious gun offences. Another important part of Bill C-5 is the reintroduction of the possibility of conditional sentence orders, which allow our judges, based on the person in front of them, to fashion a punishment that fits the crime. Again, it concentrates our valuable judicial resources on serious crimes. It is a direction that even Justice Michael Moldaver has exhorted us to do, because that is what the system—
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/22 3:03:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are doing. For the first time in the country's history, we have repealed mandatory minimum sentences, giving judges the flexibility to impose sentences that fit the crime. The former Conservative Party's policy failed and contributed to the over-incarceration of indigenous and Black people in the system. With Bill C‑5, which received royal assent last Thursday, we are moving towards a fairer and more equitable country.
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