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House Hansard - 186

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 27, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 186 - Apr/27/23
Mr. Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant, CPC)
  • Apr/27/23 2:59:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years under this Prime Minister, violent crime is up 32% and gang-related killings are up 92%. It is shocking, yet this Prime Minister and his Attorney General continue to ignore the demands of police chiefs begging for bail reform in this country. After months of empty talk and no action, our communities feel less safe because repeat violent offenders are continually being released. What is the Prime Minister doing about it? He would rather hang out with Liberal elites in New York City. When will he and the government finally get back to work?
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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 3:00:34 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
Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
  • Apr/27/23 3:02:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 32%, the increase in violent crime, 92%, the increase in gangland slayings; and police and premiers are begging for bail reform. Where would the Prime Minister rather be? Not in Kamloops looking at boarded windows from break and enters. Not in Vancouver, seeing failed Liberal bail policies. Not in Toronto, where broken bail policies have led to crime. When will the Prime Minister get back to work on bail so that Canadians can feel safe, rather than jet-setting?
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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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