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House Hansard - 71

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 13, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Ms. Pam Damoff (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/13/22 11:21:15 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is firmly committed to building safer communities. To reduce gun crime, we must address the social conditions that lead youth to join gangs. That is why we are working closely with municipalities in Quebec and across the country, and with indigenous communities, to provide $250 million over five years to bolster gang prevention and intervention programs. I would remind Conservatives that when we studied Bill C-71, they put forward amendments that would have removed punishment for making a false statement to provide a licence, tampering with licences, unauthorized possession of ammunition and more.
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Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/13/22 11:24:17 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a different subject, Quebec City encircles the first nation community in Wendake, which I represent here in the House of Commons. Oddly enough, according to Canada Post, the postal code for Wendake identifies it as a rural delivery area. As a result, it can cost up to 30% more to insure and mail packages. That is totally unfair and unacceptable. Will the minister responsible for first nations acknowledge that this makes no sense and that we need to fix this problem at once?
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Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/13/22 11:27:06 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government has been consistent in its commitment to the most vulnerable people in the world. We continue to work closely with Quebec to comply with our national and international refugee obligations, while still protecting the health and safety of Canadians. We are aware that the number of crossings has increased since COVID‑19 restrictions have been relaxed, and we are working closely with the Canada Border Services Agency to keep our borders safe and secure.
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Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/13/22 11:39:20 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree 100% that gun violence has become a real crisis in Quebec and across Canada. I was with our Minister of Public Safety just this week for an announcement about gun control in Canada. We are taking concrete steps to move forward on this. Mr. Speaker, I think there is a problem.
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Context: House Hansard - 71 - May/13/22
Mr. Sébastien Lemire
  • May/13/22 1:04:29 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-18 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, with whom I have the chance to share several media outlets. She fully understands the urgency to act when it comes to funding regional media. Here are some examples of amendments that could be made to ensure a long‑term vision. First, we must ensure that Canadian broadcasters are not prevented from accessing and broadcasting foreign content. There is still something interesting in that context. Second, we must create measures that will encourage partnerships between Canadian broadcasters and foreign content owners, primarily the American ones. Third, we must ensure that the news aggregators, such as Google News Showcase or Apple News, offer non-discriminatory access and fair remuneration. We must also work towards bringing Canadian ad revenues back to Canadian and Quebec ecosystems. Having a local outlook is very important. I have delivered the bulk of my speech, but I would like to take advantage of my colleague's question to mention the importance of properly reporting international news. That too is part of safeguarding our democracy; it affects the way we look at things. We must avoid fake news, which we have far too much of in our society.
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