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House Hansard - 186

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 27, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 3:00:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians have a right to feel safe, and they have a right to be safe. That is precisely why we are working with the provinces and territories and with provincial and territorial attorneys general. We are proposing to amend parts of the Criminal Code to strengthen the bail regime and work with the provinces so that they can also better administer the bail regime with adequate resources. We all have to work on this problem together. It is complex, given the structure of Canadian federalism and the assignment of responsibilities, and we are doing just that.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Apr/27/23 3:03:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already said to the House on numerous occasions, we are working with the provincial and territorial attorneys general on bail reform. I have committed to doing that and tabling it in the House before the end of this session. We are on track to do that. While I am up, let me tell the hon. members across the way and in the House and Canadians across Canada that yesterday we tabled, in the Senate, our government's response to fixing the sexual offenders registry, parts of which had been struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada. We have created a presumption in favour of registration, as well as other measures to strengthen the sexual offenders registry.
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Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, as I have said several times, serious crimes deserve serious consequences. Our government has taken action on several fronts to ensure that victims of sexual assault are treated with dignity and respect. Yesterday, I tabled in the Senate Bill S‑12, which will strengthen the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and will also give victims more powers. I hope that all parties in the House will support it. This is in addition to other measures we have introduced such as Bill C‑3 and Bill C‑51, which will protect victims of sexual assault.
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