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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23

Mr. Bernard Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, CPC)

Sep/18/23 4:00:02 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-351

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-351, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders). He said: Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House today to introduce a private member's bill. Canadians were shocked to learn that Paul Bernardo, a dangerous criminal, had been transferred from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security prison. This bill amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require that inmates who have been found to be dangerous offenders or convicted of more than one first-degree murder be assigned a security classification of maximum and confined in a maximum security penitentiary or area in a penitentiary. A similar bill was introduced in the spring by my colleague from Niagara Falls, whom I would like to thank for his work. My bill includes a coming into force provision that, once the bill is passed, will speed up the process and ensure that such a situation never happens again. I would also like to thank my colleague from Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles for his contribution and hard work in support of a justice system that puts victims first. I look forward to discussing this further at second reading.

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Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)

Sep/18/23 4:03:16 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-352

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-352, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act. He said: Madam Speaker, Canadians are hurting with record-high grocery bills. For 20 months in a row, food prices rose faster than inflation and the Liberals did nothing about it. They protected the profits of rich CEOs and let everyone end up paying the price. The Leader of the Opposition let food prices rise by 25% when he was in power and let big grocery stores pay less taxes. CEOs got big breaks while everyone paid more. It does not have to be this way. Today, I introduce the lowering prices for Canadians act. This bill will increase fines and make it easier for the Competition Bureau to crack down on price-gouging, price-fixing and other abuses of Canadian consumers. It will stop the mergers that hurt Canadians. It is time that we end the free ride of CEOs and big corporations. Today I am introducing the lowering prices for Canadians act. It will increase the fines issued to companies that abuse consumers, and it will make it possible to stop corporate mergers that hurt Canadians.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux

Sep/18/23 4:03:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move that Standing Order 28(1) be amended by adding the following: “and when those days fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the House shall not meet on the following Monday.”

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:04:19 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. parliamentary secretary moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. An hon. member: Nay. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands.

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Ms. Elizabeth May

Sep/18/23 4:04:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, to the best of my information, it has not been passed to us to consider whether we are in favour or not. We would require—

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:04:55 p.m.
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Could the hon. member please turn on her camera if she wants to speak?

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Ms. Elizabeth May

Sep/18/23 4:05:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as is the usual practice, I would have assumed the right to have unanimous consent for non-contentious motions as the previous two times the Conservatives just blocked me from speaking in honour of Monique Bégin.

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:05:21 p.m.
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We do not have unanimous consent for the motion.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Sep/18/23 4:05:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is a second motion that I would like to bring forward. Again, there have been some discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That in relation to the broadcasting of committee proceedings, the House authorize televising or webcasting of up to seven simultaneous meetings, provided that no more than two of the meetings are televised.

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:06:11 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux

Sep/18/23 4:06:33 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to try one more time with the first motion that I proposed for unanimous consent.

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:06:43 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary may table his motion.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Sep/18/23 4:07:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties very recently and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move: That Standing Order 28(1) be amended by adding the following: “and when those days fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the House shall not meet the following Monday”.

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)

Sep/18/23 4:07:10 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. parliamentary secretary moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, the motion is carried.

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Mr. Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, CPC)

Sep/18/23 4:07:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my second petition is on behalf of Gerry and the Hema people in my riding. The Hema civilians in the Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are facing extreme daily violence from armed groups, forcing about 2 million people to flee their homes. Various armed groups, including Codeco-Lendu, FRPI-Ngiti, FPIC-Chini ya Kilima-Bira, and ADF Nalu terrorist groups are attacking [ethnic Hema] villages in the area. Citizens and constituents from my riding are calling on the government to: 1. Create a time-limited commitment to resettle Hema refugees in Canada due to the humanitarian crisis in the DRC; 2. Ask the United Nations Security Council to create a special court for the Ituri Province to prosecute the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against the Hema community since 2017; and 3. Fulfill international obligations, in accordance with the UNCHR 1951 Refugee Convention, and prioritize the Hema refugees in Uganda due to the dangerous situation the Hema community is experiencing.

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Mr. Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, CPC)

Sep/18/23 4:07:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to table today. The first petition is from constituents of mine who want the Government of Canada to conduct a full, open, independent public inquiry into Beijing's foreign interference in our elections.

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)

Sep/18/23 4:09:03 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition that identifies the fact that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned us repeatedly that rising temperatures over the next two decades will bring widespread devastation. The impacts in Canada will include increased flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures. The signatories to this petition call upon the Government of Canada to move forward quickly to implement bold emissions caps for the oil and gas sector that are comprehensive in scope and realistic in achieving the necessary targets that have been set to reduce emissions by 2030 in Canada.

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Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)

Sep/18/23 4:09:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed by Canadians expressing their profound concern with the Supreme Court of Canada's Bissonnette decision, the effect of which is to significantly reduce the parole ineligibility period for some of Canada's worst murderers. The petitioners call on the government to use all tools at its disposal to respond to the Bissonnette decision, an unjust decision, including overriding it by invoking the notwithstanding clause.

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Mr. Dan Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, CPC)

Sep/18/23 4:10:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise for the ninth time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The common people of Swan River are demanding a common-sense solution to repeal the Liberal government's soft-on-crime policies that have fuelled a surge in crime throughout their community. A surge of robberies by repeat offenders has forced nearly every business to install bars on their windows and buzzers on their doors, and now many local businesses are considering closing their doors for good. To say that crime has significantly impacted the local economy is an understatement. The people of Swan River demand that the Liberal government repeal its soft-on-crime policies that directly threaten their livelihoods and their communities. I support the good people of Swan River.

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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)

Sep/18/23 4:11:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, on our first day back I rise to present an urgent petition signed by almost 6,400 folks in my community and across the country who recognize that people with disabilities continue to live in poverty across the country. They recognize that the Canada disability benefit, we are being told, might be up to 18 months until it is in place. Poverty did not take a break over the summer even though Parliament did. The petitioners are calling for a disability emergency response benefit from the Government of Canada to address legislated poverty for people living with disabilities, and to do it now.

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