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House Hansard - 134

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 24, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Mr. Kevin Waugh
  • Nov/24/22 12:48:40 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-4 
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member makes a very good point. Today, we are on screens. Sometimes when they zoom in, someone is fidgeting. We do not see that. I think of the court case and jury selection in a very controversial court case about Colton Boushie in North Battleford, Saskatchewan a few years ago. There was a lot of finger pointing and questions about who was on the jury and who had been declined. We will have to work through this. There is no perfect answer. The member is right. We often see in the House of Commons that the video or the sound is not as good. There will be challenges, certainly, going forward when we do video conferencing or even audio conferencing.
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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Mr. Richard Lehoux (Beauce, CPC)
  • Nov/24/22 3:24:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-4 
Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed the speech that my colleague from Saint-Jean made earlier. I would like to ask her a simple question. There is a lot of talk about improving technology, and this bill talks about using audio conferencing. Video conferencing is relevant, but what does she think about the possibility of using audio conferencing only?
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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Nov/24/22 3:24:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-4 
Mr. Speaker, the issue as to whether it should be expanded was raised by the Barreau du Québec in the brief it submitted when debate began on this bill. I understand that audio conferencing can be part of the solution in exceptional circumstances when video is not allowed, but it must be interpreted very narrowly. That is why I welcome the fact that the law will be reviewed in three years' time by an independent committee and in five years' time by a parliamentary committee, to see whether it is actually working and whether procedural safeguards are being maintained, which the courts may be called upon to do. Furthermore, we could see the law evolve when it comes into force, particularly in relation to procedural safeguards and fairness. Perhaps this will be one of the sections of the law that will not hold up at that time. It remains to be seen.
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