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House Hansard - 198

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • May/16/23 10:17:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable. I especially appreciate the fact that he is one of the only Conservatives to speak this evening who was not hysterical in his approach to the bill. I have seen how the Conservatives have approached the discussion this evening. It does not give us much confidence in their position. My colleague talked about crime. We know very well that ghost guns are exploding in popularity across the country. In the greater Vancouver area alone, the number of ghost guns seized has increased tenfold. These are firearms that are not traceable and that are used by criminals. Does the member agree with me and most members of the House that we absolutely need to take action on ghost guns?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/16/23 10:32:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, I want to talk a little bit about my riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam. There was recently a seizure of ghost guns in my riding, 3-D-printed ghost guns that can use real ammunition. The comments from the RCMP about these seizures were that, although these firearms were seized in my riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam, they had the potential to be sold and used to carry out acts of violence in any of our communities. Seizures of this nature directly impact the safety of all of us. My question for the member is this: Is he worried about the proliferation of these 3-D-printed ghost guns, which can impact all of our communities?
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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23
Mr. Kyle Seeback
  • May/16/23 11:31:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, if espousing misinformation is something that should not be done, the member should probably choose not to rise to ask questions. Just because some guns were seized at the border does not mean the problem has been solved. Did the member not listen to the deputy police chief who recently said that 86% of the guns used to commit gun crimes in the city of Toronto were smuggled across the border? You seized a couple of guns. Good for you. There are 86% more. Why are you not focusing on that instead of hunters?
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