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House Hansard - 239

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 25, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 239 - Oct/25/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/25/23 3:13:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, The Wall Street Journal revealed today that mere weeks before Hamas terrorists unleashed the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, they went to Iran to take training and direction from a terrorist group, the IRGC. Strangely, given that this group is probably the most dangerous terrorist outfit on earth, it is perfectly legal to raise money for it and organize and recruit for it right here in Canada. Will the Prime Minister ban the IRGC today?
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Context: House Hansard - 239 - Oct/25/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/25/23 3:19:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Americans banned the IRGC in 2019. President Biden reaffirmed that decision just last year. The Liberal caucus even voted in this House in favour of banning the IRGC, but the Prime Minister blocked that from happening. He has the legal authority to do it. This is the world's most dangerous terrorist group. It helped orchestrate the hideous attacks on the people of Israel just weeks ago. Will the Prime Minister finally do the right thing and ban the IRGC?
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Context: House Hansard - 239 - Oct/25/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Oct/25/23 3:20:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, actually the regime is really not that different when it comes to listing. We both have the power of the executive branch to identify terrorist groups and put them on a list of banned entities, banning them from raising money, recruiting, coordinating and arranging attacks on other people around the world. That power exists in Canada. Because the Prime Minister has not been willing to exercise that power using his executive authority, Conservatives have a helpful private member's bill that would do it for him. Will the Prime Minister adopt the Conservative private member's bill to ban the IRGC?
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Context: House Hansard - 239 - Oct/25/23
Mr. James Maloney
  • Oct/25/23 5:21:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Madam Speaker, the focus of this bill is victims' rights. Every section of the bill and every discussion we had with respect to the bill was with that in mind. The publication ban provisions, in particular, were entirely focused on victims' rights and making sure that they have the information that they need when they are caught up or involved in the legal system. I share the member's concern, and I can assure her again that the bill would do everything possible to make sure that victims' rights are not only acknowledged but information is communicated to the victims at the appropriate time.
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Context: House Hansard - 239 - Oct/25/23
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin
  • Oct/25/23 5:52:53 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-12 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague with whom I have the pleasure of serving on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for her question. Yes, I am confident that the courts will be able to accomplish that task in an effective, fair and reasonable manner. To be honest, I have often said in the House that I believe we have a high-quality court system in Quebec and Canada that is likely the envy of many states, many countries. The courts will be able to do that, even if it is not always an easy task. As I was saying at the end of my speech, problematic situations will arise, such as when there are multiple victims and they do not all agree on whether there should be a publication ban or not. However, I believe that our courts will be able to deal with such challenges appropriately.
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