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House Hansard - 74

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 74 - May/18/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/18/22 2:42:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, targeting the supply of guns and the root causes of violence is essential to ending gun and gang violence, so we are taking action by investing $250 million directly in communities to stop violence before it starts. We are banning military-style assault weapons, and we are establishing a task force with the U.S. to end smuggling. We know there is more to do because every life lost to gun violence is one too many. I stand with communities, experts and advocates to say, “Do not worry, Conservatives. We are committed to doing even more on gun control.”
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Context: House Hansard - 74 - May/18/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/18/22 3:01:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to put an end to gang violence, we must address the root causes of violence. Since 2017, we have invested more than $358 million to enhance law enforcement and prosecution resources, to increase law enforcement and prevention training, and to fund local strategies for preventing and combatting violence. We also created the $250‑million building safer communities fund to prevent at-risk youth from committing crimes. We take all of this seriously. We will continue with solutions that work.
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Context: House Hansard - 74 - May/18/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/18/22 3:02:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it would be nice if we could apply such simplistic solutions to complex problems like street gangs and gun violence, but the reality is that the root causes and symptoms of each of these issues need to be addressed very differently. That is exactly what we are doing by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in communities in order to get tougher and give the police more tools to tackle gun violence. We will continue to be there as we partner with the municipalities and provinces in the fight against crime.
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Context: House Hansard - 74 - May/18/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/18/22 3:14:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, everyone has the right to live free from violence. Since we formed government, we have taken real action to end gender-based violence in our communities, with specific emphasis on the violence faced by indigenous women and girls right across the country. We developed the first federal strategy to prevent gender-based violence in 2017, and we are making historic investments to prevent and end gender-based violence. Our most recent budget invests nearly $540 million to develop a national action plan alongside provinces and territories to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors. We know there is an urgent need for even more action. We will not stop until gender-based violence comes to an end.
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