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Minister of Health

Hon. Mark Holland

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Health
  • Liberal
  • Ajax
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • 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 11:33:22 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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