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House Hansard - 81

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jun/3/22 11:20:23 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, that is the problem. In trying to do something good, three parties in the House are going to make a serious mistake by passing Bill C-5. Rather than sending a strong message to armed criminals, they are announcing that Canada will now be more tolerant toward criminals and will give them a second chance. Victims of gun violence, however, do not get a second chance. The reality is that wealthy criminal gangs will now be able to pay the best lawyers, and the worst criminals will get the lightest sentences. Why help criminals by abandoning victims?
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/3/22 11:22:05 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague that it is unacceptable that we continue to see innocent lives taken away as a result of gun violence, which is why I hope my colleague and the Conservatives support Bill C-21, because it takes on organized crime head-on. It would raise maximum penalties against illegal smugglers and gun traffickers. It would also give police more—
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