44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 30, 2022 02:00PM
- Nov/30/22 2:39:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I get my information from the amendment that the Prime Minister's government tabled in the committee. I have it right here, a list of the firearms that he wants to ban. It includes the Webley & Scott wildfowl gun, fowl as in wild turkeys and wild ducks. That is right in the list that his government put forward of guns he wants to ban.
Why is he more concerned with protecting wild turkeys from hunters than he is concerned about protecting Canadians from criminals?
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- Nov/30/22 2:40:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we see once again that the Conservative Party is deep in the pockets of the American gun lobby. The reality is Canadians know that we can and will continue to respect law-abiding hunters—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Nov/30/22 2:40:58 p.m.
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I am looking to the whips for some support, and I think I got it.
The hon. Prime Minister from the beginning.
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- Nov/30/22 2:41:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again we see the extent to which the Conservative Party of Canada is in the pocket of the gun lobby. We will continue to move forward in responsible ways while respecting the choices of law-abiding hunters and fishers and people who use guns responsibly to continue with their rifles and shotguns, while at the same time preventing those military-style assault weapons that were designed to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time from being used in this country.
The Conservatives continue to try to bring those back. We still stand strongly on better gun control.
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- Nov/30/22 2:42:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is right on page 294 of the Prime Minister's proposed amendments that he wants to ban the Webley & Scott wildfowl gun. Again, this is a firearm specifically designed to go after turkeys and ducks. These are tools for farmers and hunters, many of whom are first nations who rely on country food in order to feed themselves, but he wants to ban them and turn those people into criminals. I am taking my information directly from these amendments.
Why will the Prime Minister not stand up and admit that he wants to ban hunting rifles and shotguns rather than going after the real criminals?
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- Nov/30/22 2:42:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again, the Conservatives do a good job of talking about their supposed tough-on-crime agenda. That single-minded approach they have is, unfortunately, wrong.
As we have seen, supposedly tough-on-crime legislation that keeps getting struck down by the courts does not do a thing to keep our communities safer. That is why we are focused on smart legislation to ensure that Canadians are protected and to make sure our communities are safer. We are going to continue to move forward on responsible gun control while respecting the rights of law-abiding hunters and farmers.
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- Nov/30/22 2:43:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and his policies have caused a 32% increase in violent crime. Crime related to street gangs has increased by 90%.
His solution is to ban the hunting rifles used by farmers, indigenous peoples and people living in rural communities.
When will he finally target the real violent and repeat criminals instead of our hunters and farmers?
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- Nov/30/22 2:44:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our Bill C‑5, which the Conservatives voted against, gave judges the ability to increase maximum sentences for hardened criminals. This provides the flexibility to ensure that criminals are punished and put in prison while respecting the legal principles that apply to everyone.
We will continue to introduce measures that will keep our communities safe while the Conservatives will continue to want to bring assault weapons back to Canada.
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- Nov/30/22 2:44:47 p.m.
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Let us continue, Mr. Speaker. We are not talking about the integrity of institutions. We are talking about the integrity of the Liberal Party of Canada.
I would like to remind the House that this Prime Minister refused to denounce China's genocide of the Uighurs and he refused to impose sanctions on China in the Uighur file.
Can the Prime Minister tell us whether any of our institutions have looked into the Chinese funding in the Liberal riding of Papineau in 2016?
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- Nov/30/22 2:45:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I understand that the sovereignist wants to attack the integrity of Canada's institutions. The reality is that, since 2015, we have significantly increased the tools to keep our institutions strong. We created the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which looked into interference in the election. We also passed the Elections Modernization Act, which addresses this issue and which the Bloc Québécois voted against. We created an expert panel to monitor and report on electoral interference. We closed the fundraising loopholes to prevent foreign money from being used in our elections. We implemented stricter controls on advertising and online platforms and—
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- Nov/30/22 2:46:05 p.m.
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The hon. member for Beloeil—Chambly.
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- Nov/30/22 2:46:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if I were to guess, I would say that there has never been a sovereignist who funded the Prime Minister's campaign. That being said, if the Prime Minister is saying that there was no interference in the Canadian election, then why did he fall over himself in front of the Chinese President? It is odd.
If the Prime Minister thinks there was no interference, I have another question for him. Is Papineau one of the 11 ridings where there were donations that originated from China, or is it the 12th?
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- Nov/30/22 2:46:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we all know that the leader of the Bloc Québécois likes to hear himself speak. Perhaps he should listen to others because I have said several times that Canada and our other allies are regularly targeted by foreign states such as China with interference, including during elections. When I expressed my concerns about Chinese interference in Canada, that is exactly what I was talking about. We have put measures in place to ensure the integrity of our elections. These measures worked and they revealed that our elections were not compromised.
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- Nov/30/22 2:47:20 p.m.
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I want to remind members that when they yell or speak loudly, even when they use their hands, we can see their lips move. It is just a reminder.
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Mr. Speaker, we have excellent gun control in Canada, but I think the Liberals have lost their minds. They have very quietly introduced an amendment to Bill C‑21 that will ban rifles and shotguns.
Later, when the amendment was made public, the Minister of Public Safety said that no, it was not true, that the Liberals would not ban hunting weapons. The Liberals say one thing and then they turn around and say something else. We want to know if the Prime Minister has seen the list of weapons in the amendment that bans hunting weapons. They are going to be banned in Canada. Does he know what we are talking about?
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Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear. We are not targeting owners of hunting guns and rifles. We know that military style assault weapons have no place in our communities. That is why we have moved forward with an assault weapons ban in this country. It is a ban that the Conservative Party wants to overturn, but we will stand firm.
While respecting hunters and farmers, we will ensure that our communities are safer and that these assault weapons are banned.
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- Nov/30/22 2:48:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is the problem. The Prime Minister is trying to tell Canadians that people have assault weapons when what we are talking about are rifles and shotguns, old guns with wooden stocks that people use to shoot ducks or squirrels. These are not assault weapons. That is why the Prime Minister needs to see pictures from the list of all the firearms the Liberals are going to ban. He says he is not attacking hunters, but he is attacking hunters by trying to ban all the guns used for hunting and protecting wildlife in Canada.
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- Nov/30/22 2:49:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will always be there to keep Canadians safe. We will always be there to protect our communities and make the necessary investments. Yes, we have a plan to improve gun control to protect Canadians, their families and their communities.
We have put forward proposals to ban assault-style weapons, but we will respect hunters' and farmers' right to use rifles and shotguns.
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- Nov/30/22 2:50:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister is saying that he is protecting public safety, but the crime rates are skyrocketing in this country. Gang-related homicides have not been this high since 2005. Violent crime is up by a third since he took government seven years ago.
Canadians are seeing this every day in the news in our communities, and the Liberals have now brought forward a new plan for fighting crime. Do members want to know what it is? It is to go after hunters and farmers and the tools that hunters and farmers use safely every day in this country. That is what the Liberal Prime Minister is targeting now.
When is he going to stop this unfair attack on our hunters and farmers and start going after the real problem, the gangsters and criminals in our cities?
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- Nov/30/22 2:50:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that a responsible approach to keeping our communities safe needs to have multiple facets, and that is exactly what we are doing by freezing the market on handguns; investing more in CBSA, so it can interdict illegal firearms coming into this country; and yes, moving forward to ensure that it is no longer legal to buy, sell, own or use military-style assault weapons in this country, which is something the Conservative Party wants to reverse.
We are, on top of that, continuing to invest in police officers, despite the fact that the Conservatives slashed resources for policing, and we are continuing to invest in community programs and safety.
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