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Francis Scarpaleggia

Member of Parliament
Liberal

Lac-Saint-Louis
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 67%
Expenses Last Quarter: $123,581.21

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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)

May/16/23 1:34:44 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-21

Mr. Speaker, the people I know in my community who are gun owners are among the most sterling citizens. They have a tremendous sense of responsibility. I would say that if their civic duty was shared by all Canadians, we would be better off as a society. I take the member's point that many people who are killed by guns are killed by illegal guns. However, I am sure that the member would agree that some people are killed by legal guns, whether it be in the context of domestic violence or suicide. Is the member saying to this House that it is absolutely outside the realm of possibility that a red flag or a yellow flag made possible by this law could ever save a life?

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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia

Jun/21/22 6:41:58 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-21

Mr. Speaker, that is a good question. I see these as two components. This bill seeks to freeze the legal gun market, including handguns. As far as the border is concerned, it is often a question of budget, which requires giving the departments the necessary resources to develop more effective strategies to deal with illegal firearms smuggling. To me, these are two different components. The fact that we introduced Bill C‑21 does not stop us from giving the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency the resources they need to develop the strategies that the member for Montcalm mentioned.

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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia

Jun/21/22 6:39:30 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-21

Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, freezing the pool of legal handguns would not solve the problem in and of itself. It would reduce the risk going forward of illegal handguns from a growing pool making their way into the hands of criminals. It would minimize the risks, but there are other actions that need to be taken at the border. Those actions are being taken through budget investments that would help pay for new technologies, new scanning technologies. As I mentioned in my speech, there is money being spent to enhance the intelligence gathering and investigative capacity of the RCMP and the CBSA. We have to tackle gang activity through different programs, and so on and so forth. It is not just one solution to a complex problem.

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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)

Jun/21/22 5:28:09 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-21

Madam Speaker, my speech will be interrupted and I will resume after Private Members' Business. First of all, I would like to preface my remarks by saying that the gun owners I know, and I suppose out of all the people I know, I do not know who owns guns, but of those that I know who own guns, I can say they are sterling citizens. I am thinking of a couple of individuals in particular. They are pillars of the community and are constant volunteers. It is very important that we do not impugn legal gun owners because they do take their responsibilities seriously. As a matter of fact, I was on the phone with a constituent today who is a gun owner. He was not happy with all aspects of this bill, obviously. However, he was quite happy to conform to all the responsibilities of gun ownership that are conferred on him by the government. Also, I would like to say that I understand the cultural value of hunting. As a matter of fact, many years ago I had the opportunity to travel to Rouyn-Noranda in northern Quebec during moose hunting season. I was able to see first-hand how deeply ingrained the practice is in the community. Moose hunting is something that brings the community together. There is a deep reverence for the animal. I remember actually attending a moose calling competition in a church basement and people took it very seriously. However, I will come back to that after Private Members' Business.

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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)

Jun/9/22 11:42:26 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-21

Madam Speaker, the member mentioned other countries and jurisdictions in her speech, and it made me think of the United States, which seems to be awash in handguns and guns of all kinds. We have not reached that point yet. It is a fact that when we go to the United States, we are not sure if the person sitting next to us on the bus has a gun. We are not at that point in Canada. Would the member say this legislation is part of an approach to make sure we never reach that tipping point here in Canada?

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