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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Jun/9/22 1:45:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by reassuring my colleague. I did not say that she was illogical; I said that I was having a hard time understanding her logic, which is not the same thing. That said, the Bloc Québécois stands up every day to tell the government that Bill C-5 is not enough and that we need to fight organized crime and create a registry of criminal organizations. Given what the hon. member was saying about borders and the current shortcomings in the fight against organized crime, I presume that she supports our bill and will vote for it.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • Jun/9/22 1:45:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, this is where there is an alignment between what I hear from the Bloc and my own personal feelings on this. The Bloc members talk about gang violence and crimes, particularly in Montreal, in their interventions in the House. We have the same issues in Surrey, B.C., where I am from. We have a rampant gang violence problem in that community. It pours over to innocents, such as a local man who is a coach and a nurse at our local hospital. Through mistaken identity and the car he drove, he was shot down in his driveway, leaving his family bereft and grieving. He had nothing to do with it. These are very serious issues, and we are in alignment on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/9/22 2:55:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government has already invested $350 million in the fight against violence caused by organized crime. We have already transferred approximately $50 million for assistance and support. We will continue to use our good communication channels to work with my counterparts, including Minister Guilbault. At the same time, we must begin debating Bill C‑21 to better protect Quebeckers. I hope that the Bloc Québécois will help us do that.
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino
  • Jun/9/22 8:51:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I want to make it very clear that I am very impatient. I am anxious to not only introduce this national freeze on handguns, but also to implement it. That is precisely why we support the Bloc's efforts. If the Bloc members want to move a motion to pass the regulatory changes that can implement the effects of the freeze, the government will be there. That is what I am saying to my Bloc colleagues. We are not the problem. Quite frankly, the Conservatives are the ones blocking this. We have seen them doing this kind of thing before. The bickering needs to stop so we can move forward with the debate. At least we have started it tonight. However, we need to move forward with this bill to get the national freeze on handguns passed.
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