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House Hansard - 141

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/22 2:05:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, when I was younger and studying at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, I had the opportunity to visit the Saguenay's magnificent parks and to share with my friends the love of nature and hunting. I was also able to enjoy the famous Lac-Saint-Jean tourtière, which is made with seven types of game meat. Today, as the MP for a riding where hunting is also a popular activity, I want to express my appreciation to hunters who practise this sport responsibly. Quebec sport hunting associations and gun clubs have worked with police forces, community groups and all levels of government to improve this activity and make it safer. Real hunters do not need military-style weapons to practise this sport.
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/22 2:18:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, on December 6, we will once again commemorate the Polytechnique massacre in Outremont. As I do every year, I will be on Mount Royal with the Prime Minister to pay tribute to the 14 women who were murdered in cold blood simply because they were women. However, it will be in an entirely different context this year, as our government has proposed a ban on assault weapons like the one used at Polytechnique. A man walked into our local university 33 years ago and gunned down 14 women using an assault-style automatic weapon, a weapon designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. Our government has proposed to take the next step in banning these weapons, but we are now in the midst of a disinformation campaign led by the gun lobby. We all agree that hunting is a long-standing tradition in our country, and we all want to protect that tradition, but we do not need an—
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Gudie Hutchings (Minister of Rural Economic Development, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/22 2:55:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, I am one of those hunters, and I know I can speak for all the hunters in this room when I say that we cannot stand it when we see a firearm used, as we heard earlier about Polytechnique, to take other innocent lives. I would hope we all want to work together to make this bill the best it can be. The terrible misuse of information out there has to stop. I am also going to tell members that I challenge anyone to please reach out with a specific make and model. The devil is in the details. The weapons on that list are not— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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