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House Hansard - 277

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/7/24 2:51:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he wants facts, so here is another fact. Extortions are up 218% since he took office. Why? It is because he got rid of mandatory jail time for extortion with a weapon, so now he allows extortionists to go around with guns, harassing small business owners in Brampton, Surrey, Calgary and Edmonton, where horror stories are unfolding. Will the Prime Minister agree to our common-sense plan to reverse catch-and-release, so that Canadians are safe from extortion?
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Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/7/24 2:51:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, the situation faced by far too many people across this country around extortion from organized crime is unacceptable, and that is why we are taking action directly with the RCMP and local police forces to counter it. However, once again we see Conservatives falling into the same far-right American trap in their approach on crime that does not work, that does not keep Canadians safe. It sounds good in sound bites and attacks but does not actually deliver safer communities. It is like their opposition to gun control and their desire to put assault-style weapons back on the streets. They do not keep Canadians safe. The work we do does.
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Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Feb/7/24 2:52:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the cold, hard facts. There were two-thirds fewer cases of extortion in the last year of the common-sense Conservative government than there are today. In the 10 years we were in office, the number of car thefts fell by half, and that was because we targeted the worst offenders and kept them in prison, secured our ports and stopped organized crime. The Prime Minister has only multiplied crime with his catch-and-release policies. Will he follow the evidence and reinstate a common-sense criminal justice—
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