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House Hansard - 149

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Ms. Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul, CPC)
  • Jan/30/23 3:02:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last month, the OPP's Constable Greg Pierzchala was murdered by a violent criminal out on bail. Chief Myron Demkiw of the Toronto police said that this murder was senseless and preventable and that Canada needs bail reform. Unfortunately, access to bail for violent criminals was made easier by the Liberal government's Bill C-75. Countless Canadians have been harmed by the Liberal bail system; it must be reformed. Will the Liberal government make that commitment today?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Ms. Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul, CPC)
  • Jan/30/23 3:03:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have had eight years to make our streets safer, and they have only made things worse. Last year in Toronto, of the 44 homicides by shooting, 24 of the criminals responsible were out on bail when they committed the murders. All 13 premiers in Canada signed a historic letter to the Prime Minister demanding bail reform. The Toronto police are demanding bail reform. What is it going to take for the Liberal government to reform the broken Liberal bail system?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/23 3:04:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in a number of important cases, the bail reform that we undertook in Bill C-75 made it harder to get bail. As I have said, we are open to any good proposal from the opposition, as well as from provinces and territories. At a conference of federal, provincial and territorial justice ministers in the fall, I committed to that long before this became a hot issue in the House of Commons. We are working with the provinces and territories to look at legitimate suggestions for bail reform.
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/23 3:06:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the laws on bail are clear. We all have a role to play. Provinces, territories and police forces must enforce federal laws. At a ministers' conference in November, my colleague, the Minister of Public Safety, and I committed to working with the provinces to look at suggestions for bail reform. We are doing the work. We are open to legitimate suggestions for bail reform.
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