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Minister of Health

Hon. Mark Holland

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Health
  • Liberal
  • Ajax
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 63%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $134,982.00

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Context: House Hansard - 215 - Jun/16/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/16/23 11:52:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will say to the victims, not just of Paul Bernardo but of anybody who has faced crime, that we will meet the horror and trauma they are faced with with the best evidence to keep them safe and to make sure that we restore to the best condition possible after what they have gone through. That requires us being reasonable. It requires us not playing politics or attempting to extract partisan gain in dealing with this debate. These are deeply serious crimes, some of the most awful crimes that have ever happened in this country. We cannot and should not play partisan games with them.
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Context: House Hansard - 215 - Jun/16/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/16/23 11:33:22 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, of course, the member opposite knows that we all have the deepest regard and respect not only for the victims of Paul Bernardo but for the entire country that he traumatized by these events. As the member knows, we are all horrified anytime we hear these crimes raised, but we also know that we have an independent corrections system that makes decisions about the transfer of inmates independently. It is supposed to be free from politics. What we need is a mature conversation about how we deal with this and our rightful outrage, making sure that we continue—
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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/15/23 2:24:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the crimes in question were atrocious. Crimes like that defy description. They affected people across the country. They traumatized not only the victims' family members, without question, but all Canadians. First of all, the correctional system is independent. Keeping our correctional system free from political interference is imperative.
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Context: House Hansard - 213 - Jun/14/23
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/23 2:48:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, opposition members want what they have asked for many times. I do not know if there was ever a point at which they supported the minister, but they do not now and that is fine. What we are talking about with the crimes they are consistently repeating are heinous traumas that were visited upon those families and, in an echoed way, upon every single Canadian. What I have heard from the minister is an offer to have a conversation about how we ensure that Correctional Services does not make a decision like that again and that we work together on that. I look forward to constructive offers from the other side, not just—
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