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House Hansard - 154

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/23 2:32:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve to feel safe and they deserve to be safe. Bail reform has been on our radar screen since, at the very least, the meeting with provincial ministers of justice in late October. We committed at that point to looking at what we could do at the federal level to reform our bail laws, but also to looking at how we could better support the provinces in the administration of the bail regime that currently exists. We are committed to that and will continue to work in that direction. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/23 2:33:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our bail system creates a number of different balances based on charter rights that individuals have and based on the presumption of innocence until being found guilty, and it primarily makes sure that Canadians are safe. Nobody out on bail should pose a threat to the security of Canadians. That is, in fact, what the law is. There are a number of reverse onuses in effect already in that law. We are willing to look at other measures within the law, and we are working with the provinces and territories in that regard. We will continue to make sure that we keep Canadians safe.
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/23 2:36:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have invested more than any other government in Canadian history to protect victims and ensure that they are heard by our justice system. As for the bail system, no one should be released if they pose a threat to Canadian society. That is what we are working on. We are open to working with the provinces and territories to fine-tune the system and to support them in the administration of the system.
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/23 2:37:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, serious crimes deserve serious consequences. That is the reason why we are scrapping the Harper government's “tough on crime” agenda, which was an utter failure. What we are doing is properly allocating resources to serious crimes and not wasting judicial and police resources on less serious crimes. We are improving the justice system and we will continue to do so.
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