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House Hansard - 146

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 12, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 146 - Dec/12/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Dec/12/22 12:56:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-8 
Mr. Speaker, in several other public safety bills, notably Bill C-20 and Bill C-26, I have noticed, in the way the bills are written, there is a lack of avenue for parliamentary oversight. One thing that has been missing with this sanctions regime is also a lack of parliamentary oversight. Would Conservatives join with New Democrats at committee to look for avenues in which this bill could be strengthened to buttress up parliamentary oversight so members of the House could make sure the government is doing its job when it should be doing its job?
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Context: House Hansard - 146 - Dec/12/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Dec/12/22 1:13:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-8 
Mr. Speaker, I enjoy sitting on the agriculture committee with my colleague. I think there is general agreement in the House that what is in the bill is important, and there is a desire to get it to committee. However, I would like to ask for the member's and the Bloc Québécois's thoughts on what is missing from the bill and what could be worked on at committee. For example, the bill would not fix the lack of parliamentary oversight. The bill would not fix the clarity issue of why some names are added to the sanctions list and some are not, and for what reasons. I am wondering if he could offer some thoughts on those two key missing pieces that could have been in the bill and how that might inform committee work at the next stage.
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Context: House Hansard - 146 - Dec/12/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Dec/12/22 1:57:23 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-8 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Edmonton Strathcona, who has done incredible work on this file. Throughout the debate today, I have heard issues raised about the lack of clarity in this bill and the fact that there is not enough parliamentary oversight into the sanctions regime. I am just wondering if my hon. colleague could tell the House if that would inform her committee strategy. Does she see that there might be opportunities amongst the government and opposition sides to reach a compromise to make sure that the important aspect of parliamentary oversight is there? I have noticed that, in public safety bills introduced earlier in this session, notably in Bill C-20 and in Bill C-26, there was a clear lack of parliamentary oversight specified. That will inform our strategy going forward. I am just wondering if the member could add some further comments on that.
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