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House Hansard - 219

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 18, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin
  • Sep/18/23 1:25:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-48 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I would also be happy to work with him and anyone from the third opposition party who is on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and who will be studying this bill with us. To answer his question, yes, the process will go quickly, but we are not going to botch the job. It must be done right. I want to look at it. As I said, I have concerns about certain aspects of the bill from a constitutional perspective, such as the fact that, if someone has previously been charged with certain offences, that could be held against them at a bail hearing, even if they were acquitted. That is a bit questionable, in my view. I am not saying no to this bill, but it is not an automatic yes. We will need to look at it properly.
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Mr. Frank Caputo
  • Sep/18/23 4:52:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-48 
Madam Speaker, I not only want to get this bill done, but I also want to get this bill right. There are a number of people who have things to say on this bill, and I am not going to tell them to be quiet. It is time for us to debate this bill. If the Liberals wanted it passed so quickly, why did they wait 246 days for it to come? They waited that long, and now they want us to pass it expeditiously, without any sort of discussion. With that being said, I welcome my colleague to his new position. I look forward to working with him, perhaps even on making this the best bill possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Mr. Chandra Arya
  • Sep/18/23 5:23:29 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-48 
Madam Speaker, I have to disagree that the Liberals opposed the fast movement of this legislation. We do hope that the legislation will pass very quickly and become law as soon as possible.
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