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House Hansard - 80

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/22 2:24:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, we introduced Bill C‑5 precisely to address the overrepresentation of Black and indigenous people in the justice system. Minimum sentences and conditional sentences are imposed by judges when public order and public safety are not at risk and incarceration is not the answer. We will therefore move forward with public safety reforms to improve our criminal justice system.
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Context: House Hansard - 80 - Jun/2/22
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Jun/2/22 2:32:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, we have introduced Bill C-5 to attack the systemic overrepresentation of Black and indigenous people in our criminal justice system. It would attack mandatory minimum penalties and allow conditional sentence orders where public safety is not in danger and where incarceration is not best for the community, the victim or the perpetrator. With respect to violent crime, we have increased penalties with respect to gun trafficking and guns. As has been pointed out, we have also introduced bold legislation capping handguns in this country.
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