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House Hansard - 198

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • May/16/23 11:48:45 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I think my colleague would agree with me that the public has an interest in seeing an end to illegal gun trafficking. In Bill C-21, the government increased the maximum penalties for firearms trafficking. Does my colleague believe that this measure is sufficient?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Mr. Doug Shipley
  • May/16/23 11:49:14 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, and if people were not listening I will repeat that part, in the past eight years, I believe, the maximum has never once been given. Yes, we agree with longer sentences, but if the maximum is not being given, what is the point of increasing it? We need to work on reducing crime, and we believe in giving harsher sentences, especially to people who are committing harsh crimes with firearms across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • May/16/23 12:03:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Mr. Speaker, my colleague said that he wanted communities to be safer. In Bill C-21, the government is increasing the maximum sentences for firearms trafficking. However, it is very rare for an individual to get the maximum penalty for such an offence because criminal networks use people with no criminal records who are then given shorter sentences. My colleague says he wants to live in a safer community. Does he believe that increasing maximum sentences that are never actually imposed will be enough to accomplish that?
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