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Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada

Hon. Arif Virani

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada
  • Liberal
  • Parkdale—High Park
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $120,537.19

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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 2:38:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I again would ask the member to use reason, for which he is known in this chamber, and to think about the vote he is being asked to cast and the votes he has already cast. What am I talking about? We know that police forces around this country are asking for resources. We dedicated resources of $121 million last week to combat guns and gangs, yet the member, under the guidance of his leader, was instructed to vote in an all-night voting session against that funding. That is not becoming of that member or of that caucus.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 2:37:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a lot of respect for the member for Wellington—Halton Hills, but I would ask him to reflect seriously on the vote he is going to cast on the fall economic statement. The fall economic statement deals directly with the money laundering that is fuelling organized crime. We know that auto theft and so many other crimes right now are being committed and orchestrated by organized criminals. We have the ability to get tough on their financing structures and break down those organizations. The member hopefully has the rectitude to address that issue, vote against his leader's instructions and vote in favour of the fall economic statement.
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Context: House Hansard - 33 - Feb/17/22
Mr. Arif Virani
  • Feb/17/22 3:40:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I am trying to do is address the situation that has really seized the city and seized this nation. As opposed to turning back the clock and engaging in what-ifs or hypotheticals about what could have been done previously, we are quite directly, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance addressed this in question period, addressing lacunae in financial tracking legislation right now, as that is one of the economic measures contained in this declaration. It allows us to address who is funding, including foreign sources, this particular illegal blockade and make sure it is brought to an end.
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