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House Hansard - 135

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Nov/25/22 10:15:09 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, it is important to recognize, whether it is the RCMP or border controls, the people who fill those positions do a fabulous job. Like in any other occupation, there are bad apples. What is nice about the legislation being proposed is that it would build confidence from the public in our institutions. By establishing an independent, arm's length commission, we are allowing for that confidence from the public. Could my colleague reaffirm why it is so important for us to have these independent commissions? After all, it is the bad apples who often cause the issues that get the media's attention and make things look bad for the RCMP or the border control. A vast majority of those civil servants do an outstanding job for all citizens here in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/25/22 10:46:13 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Uqaqtittiji, I have a two-part question. Given that there has been an acknowledgement of systemic racism by both the government and the standing committee, it is a shock to me that there is not more mention about the need to address systemic racism. The first part of my question is this. Should the commissioners not include representation from the BIPOC community? As to the second part, when the commission is doing its work, is it not important that the commissioners have cultural competency training and trauma-informed training so they can ensure a better understanding of the BIPOC community?
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Nov/25/22 10:59:34 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Mr. Speaker, I would look at Bill C-20 as progressive legislation that is bringing forward a higher sense of accountability to an area that has not really had it before, and that is the Canadian border control, with the independent commission. It will be dealing with not only the RCMP but also the border control officers at the same time. Can my colleague provide his thoughts on the importance of bringing both agencies in under one commission?
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/25/22 12:30:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-20 
Uqaqtittiji, I have one criticism, and that is that the data collection on racialized communities is not enough. I wonder if the member agrees that his party made a huge and critical oversight by not implementing the important report recommendations to ensure that systemic racism is addressed, and by not mandating the appointment of indigenous or BIPOC community members to the commission.
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