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House Hansard - 168

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 10, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Randall Garrison
  • Mar/10/23 12:28:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the report of the justice committee does not just deal with the legislative part, it also make serious recommendations about increasing the supports, in particular, for frontline community and women's organizations that provide assistance to the survivors of domestic violence. So, it is a package of measures that is in the report and not just adding to the Criminal Code. However, I do want to emphasize what I think is very important here, which is that we need to move that intervention point, or that help point, forward. When we can do that, it will not be really about prosecuting more men, it will be about making sure that the violence does not occur, which ends up in prosecutions.
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Mar/10/23 12:43:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was hesitant to ask questions, but it always disturbs me when the Conservatives introduce disinformation. There has been no reduction in the sentences in the Criminal Code for cases regarding domestic violence. That has not happened. It is not a fact. What is really important here is not to talk about the sentencing but the ability to use interventions that will remove perpetrators from the home and get survivors of this violence out of those dangerous situations. When this is placed in the Criminal Code, it will allow for earlier intervention. Would the hon. member agree with me that this is about prevention and not about sentencing?
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Gary Anandasangaree
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her intervention. I know she has worked very hard on this issue with Bill C-233 for a number of years. I admire the depth to which she and her colleagues have gone to ensure that it not only passes but also brings everybody together. I think she has successfully managed to do that. Of course, this is an important conversation starter, but it should not be the end. Back to the point that my friend from Kamloops made, it is one of the important tools to ensure that sentencing, for example, is appropriate and that judges are informed of the peculiarities, special circumstances and risks involved in intimate partner violence. Therefore, I think it is an important and smart first step, but of course, there is much more to do.
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