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House Hansard - 135

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Ms. Sylvie Bérubé (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, BQ)
  • Nov/25/22 10:34:59 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech, in which he pointed out some facts about indigenous people in the justice system. What does he think of the border services complaints process? Are there any other processes that would help ensure that indigenous people are no longer overrepresented?
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Dan Muys
  • Nov/25/22 11:00:04 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, that is one of the things we support, bringing in both of those agencies. My understanding is that it is the first time they have been brought together. Our borders, as has been noted in debate on this piece of legislation, are extremely important. They are extremely important in my community. We are not far from the Canada-U.S. border, on a very large international trade corridor. I welcome anything that will make the CBSA more effective and more accountable.
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • Nov/25/22 12:17:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to this debate and I want to make a comment in response to the member for Winnipeg North, who has intervened several times to talk about bad apples among, basically, our border officers. I take exception to that, as someone who serves on the border, in view of the stress, the anxiety and the way our CBSA officers were treated during the pandemic, when there was no plan to even actually vaccinate them and it was left to be addressed border crossing by border crossing. They have had a high degree of problems related to collective agreements that were never signed on time and never negotiated in good faith with the government. I find it, quite frankly, offensive, with regard to these men and women who are on the front line every single day, under incredible stress and pressure, that the member for Winnipeg North is continually obsessed with pointing out that there are some so-called bad apples.
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Dan Muys
  • Nov/25/22 12:18:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Windsor West is in a bordering community, a very important border, where a large percentage of the Canada-U.S. trade crosses each day. The hon. member for Windsor West knows full well the impact that CBSA officers have and what they are dealing with every day. We agree. We need to have fluidity and resiliency in our supply chains. He raises some good points that the government should consider at committee, on reflection on this piece of legislation.
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