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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 - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 10:24:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Mr. Speaker, I would just reflect on the fact that when we were looking at Bill S-12, if I remember the number correctly, with the sex offender registry, we heard greatly from victims about the context of things like non-disclosure agreements and where their autonomy was vitiated, and we looked at how we could recalibrate that so they could have control over their information. That is important and guides me in the work I do. What I would also underscore is that in the victims fund, we injected an amount of $40 million in 2023-24 to support victim-focused measures.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 9:02:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Madam Chair, high-risk sex offenders are obviously a priority of ours. I indicated that we re-established the sex offender registry through the swift passage of Bill S-12.
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Nov/27/23 3:07:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question and her commitment. Gender-based violence is an epidemic in Canada. We recently passed Bill S‑12 to improve the national sex offender registry and give victims more power in the criminal justice process. We also passed a bill that guarantees that judges will receive sexual assault training. We will continue to fight against gender-based violence so that all Canadians, both men and women, can be safe and feel safe.
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