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House Hansard - 177

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP)
  • Mar/31/23 10:23:11 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know that a well-designed registry is needed to facilitate the enforcement of sanctions, as in the case of Vladimir Putin and his Russian oligarchs. We also know that it is important to ensure that the most wealthy Canadians pay their fair share. I am very pleased to see progress in that regard. We also know that the participation of the provinces and territories is vital to the success of this type of registry. Could the minister provide an update on the state of negotiations between the federal government and the provinces and territories? Does he have some idea of when all the provinces and territories will be contributing to the federal registry?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP)
  • Mar/31/23 10:46:38 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for his remarks, both for their substance as well as for their tone. So far, this morning's debate has been a great example of what we could accomplish as legislators if we avoided the temptation of hyperbole and we focused on the content of legislation. The member talked a little about penalties and judging whether the penalties that are in the initial draft of the legislation are adequate. I wonder if he wants to speak a little more to that question. Perhaps he could give the House some sense of whether there are existing standards he thinks we should be looking to in order to come up with appropriate penalties and how we might determine adequate penalties.
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