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House Hansard - 165

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Mr. Fayçal El-Khoury (Laval—Les Îles, Lib.)
  • Mar/7/23 3:12:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government has made significant efforts to recognize historic wrongs and the criminalization of vulnerable communities across Canada. Today, as part of those efforts, the government reaffirmed its commitment to all women and the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities by adding several offences to the list of those eligible for expungement. Can the Minister of Public Safety inform the House of the positive impact this announcement will have on Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. We need to recognize the historic injustices that wrongly targeted vulnerable communities. That is why we are making abortion-related, bawdy house and indecency-based offences eligible for expungement. This is about recognizing the legacy of discrimination suffered by women and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community while protecting their right to choose and access safe reproductive health care. This is one more step toward building a compassionate, inclusive and diverse country.
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