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House Hansard - 115

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:51:54 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister and the costly coalition with the NDP is making life more expensive for all Canadians. People in British Columbia are deeply concerned about the rapid rise in the cost of living and now of home heating fuels. The last thing Canadians need at this time is more inflationary taxation. Will the Liberal government cancel its plans to triple taxes on home heating this winter?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 12:33:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Mr. Speaker, today we are talking about the Judges Act, Bill C-9. A very important principle in western democracy is judicial independence, the independence of the criminal justice system. In Canada today we are hearing shocking news that the government is willing to interfere in an independent police investigation. I wonder if my colleague could comment on the importance of judicial independence.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 1:06:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Madam Speaker, earlier in the discussion on Bill C-9, there was emphasis on the importance of judicial independence for our judges. I want to focus on another important principle, and that is the principle that judges should be aware of community values. Canadians were shocked earlier this year when the Supreme Court of Canada actually let a person off the hook who had assaulted somebody because he was too drunk to know what he was doing at the time. They used the defence of extreme intoxication. People were shocked to hear that. Could the member comment on the importance of judges being aware of community values?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 1:20:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-9 
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member opposite for his comments on Bill C-9, an act to amend the Judges Act. The member gave some heart-wrenching stories about people who feel that they were not treated fairly by our justice system. However, a very important principle in Canadian justice is the independence of our judges and our justice system. Does Bill C-9 find the right balance there?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 1:43:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is a group of people in my riding of Langley—Aldergrove who had been working on a large affordable rental project, but because of higher interest rates, it has now become unviable, at least within the affordability range. I wonder if the member for London West could comment on the importance of the government understanding the fiscal and monetary dynamics that lead to inflation and higher interest rates and that make housing affordability so much more complicated.
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