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House Hansard - 217

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 20, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Jun/20/23 2:36:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is reckless to public safety is when we have a Conservative Party of Canada that proposes to make AR-15-style firearms legal again. On this side of the House, we propose to ban them and buy them back to protect our communities. What is reckless is when one either introduces legislation that is unconstitutional or just filibusters. That is what is reckless to public safety. On this side of the House, we put forward legislation that is there to protect Canadians. We do it in a way that is constitutional. That is my focus, and that is the focus of this government.
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mrs. Dominique Vien (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 2:41:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think I am squabbling with anyone. There is another troubling matter I want to raise. Paul Bernardo got permission to leave his maximum-security prison and transfer to a more lenient one, despite the horrific crimes he committed. We know that the Minister of Public Safety has the power to stop this transfer. He can issue directives to this effect, and has done so in the past. However, he refuses to do it now. This is just one more item to add to his long list of bad decisions. Does the Prime Minister still have confidence in his Minister of Public Safety?
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Jun/20/23 3:10:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the chair of the public safety committee. Just before question period, members of the committee were informed that the meeting had been cancelled for this afternoon. We were told that all parties had consented to this. None of the opposition parties have consented to this. I can only think that the reason the meeting has been cancelled on such short notice is to protect the Minister of Public Safety from a Conservative motion calling on him to appear to answer questions about the Bernardo transfer. Could the chair of the public safety committee tell the House why the Liberals are going this far to protect the Minister of Public Safety? Why did they cancel the meeting?
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Context: House Hansard - 217 - Jun/20/23
Mr. Glen Motz
  • Jun/20/23 3:20:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out two things. First, I would ask for unanimous consent for the chair of the public safety committee to actually answer the question that was posed to him. Second, I would also ask for unanimous consent to present the notice of meeting that was published by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, speaking to the seven to nine witnesses whom we had scheduled for this afternoon at the meeting.
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