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House Hansard - 198

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)
  • May/16/23 10:43:54 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I applaud the government for withdrawing its amendments on assault weapons in February and for tabling a new and, I think, improved version in May. However, not everyone is happy with this new version because it only applies prospectively. It affects only new weapons that will be coming on the market in future. In May 2020, the government's order in council came under criticism because it was considered incomplete. People would have preferred an order in council banning guns that met the Criminal Code definition of a prohibited weapon. It was missing the definition. Now, the definition is there, but the government has decided to keep 480 models of firearms on the market even though most of them were developed for military purposes. At this point, with the passage of Bill C‑21, the right thing for the minister to do would be to ban these firearms by order in council, taking care not to ban those that are reasonably used for hunting. Would my colleague agree with me that this is what the minister should do at this point?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)
  • May/16/23 11:52:05 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, one of the concerns coming out of report stage is about the firearms advisory committee that the public safety minister spoke about, and the power it is going to have to potentially ban firearms going forward. Could the member speak to that briefly?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Sylvie Bérubé
  • May/16/23 9:30:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, the Conservatives did not read Bill C‑21. They are unaware of what it contains. I am certain that, even in committee, they were not listening to what the members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security had to say about Bill C‑21. I just want to remind the Conservative Party that the important thing is that hunting rifles are not affected by the ban.
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