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House Hansard - 304

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 29, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 3:07:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a lot of respect for that member. He is my critic and he has served on the justice committee with me for a number of years. What I do not have respect for are the instructions he gets from his leader on how to vote. When we had legislation in the chamber, the fall economic statement, that dealt with tackling money laundering and organized crime links to auto theft, he was instructed to vote against that. Before even reading the document that is budget 2024 and what it contains with respect to addressing auto theft, increasing maximum penalties, dealing with the link between using youth and organized criminality and tackling more money laundering, he was told to vote against, yet again, by his leader.
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Apr/29/24 3:08:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that member knows that repeat violent offenders are already dealt with by our bail regime. He voted in favour of that. He should also know that when Bill C-75, the very bill— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • Apr/29/24 3:09:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that member knows and should know that the bail reform bill, which the member actually voted in favour of, tackles serious violent repeat offenders, which include those who use serious violence in committing an auto theft. What the member should also realize is that when the very bill he impugned, Bill C-75, was before this chamber in the 42nd Parliament, we promoted an augmentation, an increase in the penalty available for auto theft. He and all of his colleagues voted against that. What I would prefer is some collaboration and a bit less hypocrisy.
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