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House Hansard - 93

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Jun/21/22 12:43:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Rivière‑du‑Nord for his speech. The group PolyRemembers has some concerns about Bill C‑21, including the fact that it does not ban assault weapons outright. How important does he think it is that this be added before the bill is passed?
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Rhéal Fortin
  • Jun/21/22 12:44:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. We do think that assault weapons are a serious problem. With all due respect to the government members, I feel like they are slow learners. Two years ago, they learned that they needed to ban assault weapons, but they did not know how, so they drew up a list of about 1,800 weapons, as I said earlier. That is a step in the right direction. I cannot say it is a misstep, but we would like them to learn a little faster. We are suggesting that the government clearly describe what an assault weapon is, and then ban that. That would save us a lot of discussion and enable us to move faster and prevent gun manufacturers from skirting the rules by slightly tweaking the assault weapon models in circulation. There may be better solutions, and I invite my colleagues to propose some.
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