SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

House Hansard - 202

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 202 - May/30/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/30/23 3:06:24 p.m.
  • Watch
  • Re: Bill C-48 
Mr. Speaker, Bill C-48 targets precisely violent repeat offenders with weapons. We have been working in close collaboration with the provinces since last October in order to not only come up with a bill that is charter-compliant but also listen to concerns raised by police associations, provincial ministers of justice and public safety ministers. We have come up with a bill that addresses that. Here is what the Canadian Police Association had to say with respect to the bill: “we appreciate that [ministers]...have worked collaboratively with stakeholders and introduced this common-sense legislation that responds to the concerns”.
103 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 202 - May/30/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/30/23 3:08:52 p.m.
  • Watch
  • Re: Bill C-48 
Mr. Speaker, we have introduced Bill C-48 precisely to address violent repeat offenders with weapons, including knives, which was raised by Manitoba and other provinces. We have done that working in collaboration. Here is what the Saskatoon police Deputy Chief Cam McBride, who I am sure is a friend of the hon. member, said about our new federal bail. He said that it is “a good move forward. It’s encouraging to see the voices of the community and the policing community across Canada are being heard”. We have the support of the police. We have the support of provinces and territories here. The only person we do not have the support of is the Leader of the Opposition.
123 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 202 - May/30/23
Hon. David Lametti (Minister of Justice, Lib.)
  • May/30/23 3:10:07 p.m.
  • Watch
  • Re: Bill C-48 
Mr. Speaker, serious crimes deserve serious consequences. What we are doing is implementing criminal law reforms that are based on evidence, not meaningless slogans. With regard to Bill C-48, the president of the Canadian Police Association, Tom Stamatakis, said that police officers appreciate that the ministers “worked collaboratively with stakeholders and introduced this common-sense legislation that responds to the concerns that our members have raised.”
70 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border