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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 10:45:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would indicate that, since the changes and investments that we put in place with respect to auto theft, more than 1,000 vehicles have been intercepted by the CBSA at the Montreal port. This shows that those investments are doing the work they need to do to keep Canadians safe.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/23/24 8:19:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what I can tell the member from Quebec is that the export of stolen vehicles from the port of Montreal is indeed a problem that we need to solve. However, the resale of vehicles is also happening across the country. We made investments in the port to resolve this problem and we are already seeing results. The CBSA intercepted over 1,000 vehicles at the port of Montreal.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:15:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I can indicate to the member opposite that we put $28 million toward scanning more of those containers, and that has resulted in the interception of over 1,000 cars by CBSA in 2024, including at the port of Montreal.
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Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Mar/19/24 3:14:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to crime in our communities and auto theft, we have made these issues a priority with our investments in the port of Montreal. A few weeks ago, we announced $28 million for auto theft. In addition, there was $121 million to help police officers. There was also about $15 million to help the Canada Border Services Agency at the border itself. Our investments are what we need to do to address this extremely important issue and promote safety in our communities.
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