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House Hansard - 88

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 14, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Hon. David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/22 2:20:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to recognize my constituent and a long-time dedicated employee of the House of Commons. Mr. Claude St-Germain, assistant sergeant-at-arms and risk management and investigations officer, is retiring after 35 years of outstanding service. Mr. St-Germain joined the House of Commons security services on September 21, 1987, moving to Ottawa from his hometown of Sudbury. Over the years, Claude rose through the ranks of the House of Commons Security Services, where he served as sergeant of the civilian unit before joining the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms. His professionalism, dedication, commitment, kindness and vast knowledge of this place is deeply appreciated and will be greatly missed. I ask all hon. members to join me in thanking Claude for 35 years of unfailing and dedicated service.
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Mr. Frank Caputo
  • Jun/14/22 3:22:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague brings up a great point. Section 718 of the Criminal Code deals with sentencing, and it talks about the principles of denunciation and deterrence. When we think about these things, we are asking, “What message are we sending to the public?” I would answer the question with a question: What message do we send when a reckless discharge of a firearm can result in a community-based sentence? In my view, the message that we are sending is that we are not serious enough on this issue. I am sure that everybody in the House has their heart ache when they hear about anybody being shot, particularly an innocent civilian, and I am worried about our messaging when we do not go hard on these very serious offences.
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