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House Hansard - 143

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 143 - Dec/7/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/22 2:25:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are doing precisely that, including some of the provisions within Bill C-21, which will give additional tools to police, including raising maximum sentences to go after hardened gun traffickers, and including $450 million to bolster resources for CBSA to allow it to build on the record number of illegal gun seizures. Those were provisions the Conservatives either voted against or filibustered. If the Conservatives were serious about protecting our communities from gun violence, they would reverse their position and support these measures so we can go after the criminals who have been terrorizing our communities for far too long with guns.
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Context: House Hansard - 143 - Dec/7/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino
  • Dec/7/22 2:46:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was explaining to colleagues in this chamber, of course we are extremely concerned with the revelations about this contract, which is why we are reviewing it very carefully. Obviously, we have put in place very rigorous protocols to guard against any threats to national security. Those are protocols that this government continues to reinforce with additional supports for law enforcement and national security, as well as additional supports to make sure we are protecting all of our democratic institutions, including the critical infrastructure that supports our police. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 143 - Dec/7/22
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/22 3:07:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is one thing I would like to say. There is nothing more important than protecting the health and safety of Canadians, and that is what we did as a government. When we started in government, the fill-finish capacity at the beginning of COVID was around 30 million doses. Thanks to the investments we have attracted in this country, now we can produce and fill and finish more than 600 million doses, in case anything happens. We did not choose the pandemic; we will not choose it if there is another one, but we choose to be better prepared on behalf of Canadians.
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