44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2023 10:00AM
- Jun/2/23 12:01:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal government, violent crime is up 32%, and our most vulnerable citizens are some of the most impacted.
People are in desperate situations, without being able to afford basic necessities, with high inflation, with rent costs doubling, and with mental health and addiction issues rising.
It was just yesterday, in the House, that I spoke about the issue of homelessness being on the rise and safety concerns surrounding homeless encampments. This morning, we heard about the death of a woman following a reported shooting at a tent encampment in Peterborough.
When will the government take public safety seriously?
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Madam Speaker, I would like to just repeat what I was saying earlier.
With Bill C-48, introduced a couple of weeks ago, we have nearly unanimous support from across provinces, as well as from police leadership. I want to quote again from the statement from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, which said that it commends the federal government for acting on the urgency for legislative change and for recognizing that the proposed amendments are important. The statement also says, “We are convinced that the legislative changes put forth in Bill C-48 will go a long way to help eliminate the preventable harm and senseless tragedies attributable to violent and repeat offenders across Canada.”
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- Jun/2/23 12:03:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, since the Prime Minister took office, violent crime has increased by 32%. As an aside, I would just like to remind the House that the Conservative government lowered the crime rate by 23%.
This situation is a direct result of this Liberal government's soft-on-crime policies. It is incredibly easy for criminals to get out on bail.
Will the Prime Minister finally get the message and make changes to stop the revolving door in our prison system? One would think these offenders were staying at a hotel.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians deserve to feel safe and to be safe.
That is why we introduced Bill C-48, a targeted reform to update our bail laws, designed to focus on violent, repeat offenders, gun and knife violence, as well as intimate partner violence.
If I may, I will repeat what I said earlier. This is from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
The officials said the following about Bill C-48: We appreciate the fact that the minister worked with the party to introduce this common-sense bill that responds to concerns—
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- Jun/2/23 12:04:40 p.m.
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Order. The hon. member for Pontiac.
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- Jun/2/23 12:04:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Bill C‑18 on online communications requires web giants to pay their fair share to local media when they profit from their work. That makes sense. However, Facebook does not want that.
When Australia introduced a similar bill, the web giants even tried to use intimidation tactics. Now they are doing the same thing in Canada and California.
Today, we find out that Facebook is doubling down on its bullying tactics and preventing thousands of Canadians from accessing their news.
I would like to know how the government plans to react to these grotesque bullying tactics.
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- Jun/2/23 12:05:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Pontiac for the question and her hard work. She is absolutely right. Facebook wants once again to bully Canadians and is now blocking news on its platform for many Canadians. That is schoolyard bullying.
Facebook seems to think that Canadians are going to be scared and are not going to ask web giants to pay their fair share. Our door is open to making appropriate changes. We are not going to be intimidated and we are going to demand that the web giants pay their fair share.
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- Jun/2/23 12:06:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Corrections Canada tells us that offenders who find jobs in the community are three times less likely to reoffend. This is true, but it is also irrelevant because there is zero statistical correlation between participation in CSC's job-creating programs and getting post-incarceration work. Here is why: Instead of recognized third party vocational certifications, CSC issues informal statements of achievement that have all the authority of the ribbons issued at a children's bicycle-decorating contest. Will the government fix this problem?
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- Jun/2/23 12:06:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the opposition has a wonderful opportunity by listening to the consultations and the output that came from the consultations with the provinces and Ottawa on bail reform. We have legislation here that the Conservative Party members could support. By doing that, they will be supporting the provinces and the legislation, which would be good for all Canadians.
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- Jun/2/23 12:07:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals have wreaked havoc on our immigration system. Canadians and prospective Canadians who play by the rules are being forced to wait for years, while the integrity of our system is threatened by unscrupulous consultants and an incompetent government.
Conservatives have moved a motion at the immigration committee to get to the bottom of a scandal in which the government issued visas based on fake college acceptance letters and then tried to punish the victims instead of the scammers. My question is for the chair of the immigration committee: After Liberals and New Democrats shut down debate on this issue, does the committee have plans to study the impact on students of the government's failure to properly enforce Canada's immigration laws?
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- Jun/2/23 12:08:00 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can assure the member opposite that we take these allegations of fraud very seriously. For these students—
An hon. member: The question is for the chair.
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- Jun/2/23 12:08:16 p.m.
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I recognize the individual who gets up to answer the question.
The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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- Jun/2/23 12:08:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, opposition members may want to listen to the answer.
I can assure the member opposite that we take these allegations very seriously. For these students who may have been victims of fraud, we want to make it clear: They can benefit from full due process. We are also cracking down on these bad actors who prey on our most vulnerable. We will always be there for these vulnerable students and we will be relentless in our efforts to clamp down on these dishonest consultants.
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- Jun/2/23 12:09:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Logan Hunter and Jaxon Joseph had their lives taken in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Because of the reckless, criminal actions of one man, 16 people are dead and 13 more were injured. The perpetrator, a non-citizen, is fighting to stay in Canada. Logan's and Jaxon's parents want to know, if committing a crime of this consequence is not enough to get someone deported, then what is?
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- Jun/2/23 12:09:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to say to those victims that I was a member of the provincial government, actually the former solicitor general, when these incidents happened. We collectively, as Canadians, stand very firm on the tragic loss of these wonderful young men who perished. I can assure the House that every day we remember them.
We also know that there is a court case in place, and this is the court to make the decision. I hate to think that the Conservatives will interfere into a court procedure. Let us allow—
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- Jun/2/23 12:10:17 p.m.
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The hon. member for Fleetwood—Port Kells.
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- Jun/2/23 12:10:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, taking action on climate change is something we should all be able to agree on. Recently, we saw another major initiative to combat climate change in the Canada greener homes program. Can the minister share with the House the anticipated impact of this program on affordable housing providers and residents and how this initiative will support our government's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050?
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- Jun/2/23 12:10:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his advocacy on this important issue.
Affordable housing and climate change must go hand in hand. That is why I was pleased to recently announce the launch of the $1.2-billion Canada greener affordable housing program. This initiative will help affordable housing providers serving low- and moderate-income households complete deep energy retrofits for residential rental buildings and reduce operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. This will result in an increased quality of life for residents while contributing to climate change initiatives. This is what real action on housing affordability and sustainability looks like.
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- Jun/2/23 12:11:32 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as communities from coast to coast to coast face wildfires and flooding, Canadians need the government to step up and do more. The B.C. NDP government already provided a $100-million watershed security fund to proactively protect from extreme weather events, and the Liberal government needs to do the same.
Will the government show the same leadership as British Columbia did on water and match, at minimum, its $100-million watershed security fund?
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- Jun/2/23 12:12:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question.
All of the currently active wildfires are making it abundantly clear how important it is to tackle climate change.
Our government is very closely monitoring fires that are worsening during this wildfire season to the point of overwhelming local capacity. Our government is standing by to offer federal assistance. We encourage Canadians to follow the advice and warnings issued by local authorities.
The government will always be there to help the provinces and territories.
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