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House Hansard - 155

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
  • Feb/7/23 2:46:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know that I can imagine a comment more out of touch than that which the Liberal minister just said. I will remind the minister that, like him, I also taught at a law school. Unlike him, I do not have to go back to school to see people on the streets who are victimized, to see the statistics of gangland homicides and to see police officers on our streets being killed by people who are on bail. Will the minister stay out of touch or will he end the catch-and-release to keep victims safe after eight years of failed Liberal policies?
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Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/7/23 2:48:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition is yelling “eight, nine, 10, you are out” as if this is a sporting event. There is not a person in the chamber who has not been touched by violence. There is not a person in the chamber who does not care about the safety of our communities. There is not a person in the country who does not want to make us be successful in ensuring that every Canadian is safe and not victimized. The idea that anybody in the chamber, let alone anybody in this government, does not care about victims is a deeply offensive concept and is totally unhelpful to the debate at hand.
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Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)
  • Feb/7/23 2:48:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this Prime Minister, Canada has become unrecognizable, but for all the wrong reasons. Writing on the subject of the Prime Minister's Bill C-5, columnist Joseph Facal of the Journal de Montréal wrote that “fanatical lunatics have taken over the asylum”. He cited as an example the recent case of a 31-year-old woman who was found guilty of repeatedly beating her 11-year-old stepson and depriving him of food and urgent medical attention. She was sentenced to serve 15 months in the comfort of her home. Why does the Prime Minister always defend criminals instead of helping victims?
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Context: House Hansard - 155 - Feb/7/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/7/23 2:49:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, no other government in Canada's history has provided as many resources as we have to help victims. Serious crimes deserve serious consequences. That is the spirit behind our amendments to the Criminal Code. We stand with victims. We are overhauling the system so it is more flexible, welcoming and supportive for victims, and we will succeed.
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