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House Hansard - 140

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 2, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 11:41:22 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the 2022 hunting season is drawing to a close, and hunters are celebrating a successful harvest of deer, moose and other game. However, here in Ottawa, the Liberals have set their sights on a very different target. With no warning and no consultation, the Liberals have announced their plan to ban hunting rifles and shotguns. The hunters have become the hunted. Why does the Liberal government always punish law-abiding hunters and sport shooters, while giving bail and house arrest to violent, repeat offenders?
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 11:41:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, in fact, my colleague from the Conservative Party is wrong. We are not targeting hunters. I met members of the hunting community this morning to assure them that what we are going after are the AR-15 style firearms, which have been used in far too many mass casualties across the country. More than that, we have a plan to tackle illegal smuggling at the border by investing— An hon. member: You're a liar.
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 11:44:02 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is very regrettable that today, Conservatives are resorting to personal attacks on me and on members of our side, in the government, who represent hunters. More to the point, I have met with families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, and I do not know how we look any of them in the eye and not do the smart and sensible things we are doing right now, which is to get AR-15 style guns out of our communities, to stop illegal smuggling at our borders and to stop gun crime from occurring at every instance. The Conservatives have filibustered and have gone with falsehoods when they should be supporting these initiatives.
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Mr. Doug Shipley (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 11:44:42 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, last week, the Liberal government tabled an amendment to Bill C-21 that would prohibit hundreds of thousands of hunting rifles. This government wants to turn law-abiding hunters and farmers who use rifles as tools to feed their families and protect their livestock into criminals overnight. Meanwhile, since the Prime Minister has taken office, violent crime has risen by 32% and gang-related homicides have increased by 92%. When will the government focus on the illegal guns flooding our streets and the criminals who use them, and stop targeting law-abiding hunters and farmers?
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Mr. Doug Shipley (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, CPC)
  • Dec/2/22 11:45:46 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, let us talk about some facts. Just yesterday in the public safety committee, the Liberal government's own firearms expert who helped write Bill C-21 admitted on record that hunting rifles would be banned if this law is enacted. Will the Liberals admit they have made a mistake, admit these amendments are affecting law-abiding hunters and farmers, and cancel Bill C-21?
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