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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
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
Hon. Gudie Hutchings (Minister of Rural Economic Development, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 11:45:13 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I have been a hunter and fisher all my life. I have great memories of hunting with my dad and I wish he were here now, because he would support me 100%. My friends and I have looked at the amendments to Bill C-21. We agree. Every time a firearm kills an innocent person, that hurts a law-abiding gun owner. My friends support Bill C-21. We all have to do our part to get assault-style weapons off this planet.
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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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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Dec/2/22 11:47:29 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I can assure my colleague and the NDP, and, in fact, all parliamentarians who want to advance a responsible debate about this, that we are not going to target those guns which are used conventionally for hunting. We are targeting those guns like AR-15 style firearms, which have caused too many casualties right across the country. I know that my colleague and I, and others who are contributing to a responsible debate about this, will get there. What is important is that we keep our streets safe from gun violence and that is exactly what we are going to do.
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