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House Hansard - 76

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 20, 2022 10:00AM
  • May/20/22 11:41:39 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I want to be very clear: Those who commit serious offences will continue to receive serious sentences. Our bill is about getting rid of the failed policies of the Conservative government, which have filled our prisons with low-risk first-time offenders who needed help, not to be put in jail. These failed policies did not deter crime and did not keep us safe. They target vulnerable and racialized Canadians.
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  • May/20/22 11:44:25 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, we have recently seen the Supreme Court interpret current law as allowing extreme intoxication as a valid defence against violent crimes. This is an urgent message that the legislation we pass here in this House must be absolutely clear, yet the government is insisting on trying to weaken our justice system by allowing judges to sentence offenders to house arrest for violent crimes. Why is the government allowing drug traffickers and those guilty of firearms offences to go virtually unpunished?
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  • May/20/22 11:45:01 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I want to be very clear here. I have repeated this before: Those who commit serious offences would continue to receive serious sentences. Our bill is about getting rid of the failed policies of the Conservative Party, which have filled our prisons with low-risk first-time offenders who needed help, not to be put in jail. These failed policies did not deter crime, did not keep us safe and target the most vulnerable and racialized Canadians.
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