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House Hansard - 152

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 152 - Feb/2/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Feb/2/23 12:20:58 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. He said that this is a very emotional subject, and I agree. Of course, when someone's life is destroyed by a criminal act, it is bound to be emotional. However, my speech was not emotionally charged. I presented the facts, and the facts are very clear. The Conservative approach reduced the number of criminals and the number of violent crimes. Ironically, we did it while reducing the number of people in prison. Why? It is because we very carefully targeted the most violent repeat offenders. That is what we are proposing today.
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Context: House Hansard - 152 - Feb/2/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/2/23 3:00:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the bail system is a fundamental part of our system. If a person poses a threat to public security he or she should not get bail. We have to strike a balance and we will work with the provinces, because even though criminal law is under federal responsibility, it is with the provinces that we will determine how to administer the system. We will do that together.
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