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House Hansard - 134

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 24, 2022 10:00AM
  • Nov/24/22 12:18:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-4 
Mr. Speaker, this is a concrete step the government is taking in consultation with our provincial and territorial partners and other stakeholders. It is an important step to modernize Canada's justice system to make it more efficient and more participatory. I certainly appreciate the fact that it looks like all members of the House will be supporting this critically important bill.
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  • Nov/24/22 3:03:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Mr. Speaker, what is hypocritical in the House is that the Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives are actually blocking our bill. We have heard from stakeholders across the country, who are telling us that now is the time to take the next step. Stakeholders are telling us that they want to see Bill C‑13 passed so we can start working on the regulations. Nevertheless, the Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives continue to play political games. This is completely unacceptable.
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  • Nov/24/22 3:48:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-4 
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for a very informed question on Jordan's principle, with regard to our justice system. I am not a lawyer, but I will try to answer this question to the best of my ability. What I will say is that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General is obviously working very closely with indigenous communities and consulting with indigenous stakeholders to ensure that we have a nation-to-nation relationship when it comes to reforms within our justice system and to move forward with reforms in our justice system. Much like we did on Bill C-5, where there are negative impacts on indigenous individuals, for example, the overrepresentation of indigenous individuals in Canadian jails, measures will be taken to correct that and to ensure that there are not systemic barriers within our criminal justice system that impact indigenous communities.
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