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House Hansard - 256

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 27, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, I am of course completely opposed to Bill C-273. First, the bill seeks to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code, which deals with correcting a child. Section 43 clearly states that force must not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances. I am a father and an educator, and I was a school principal for 20 years. If I had to put something like this to my teachers, things would not go well. We are talking about reining in children in a school environment like we do when they are running amok and have to be stopped. Section 43 does not take this approach at all. No harm is done provided that an intervention is reasonable. I find it rather absurd that this is being associated with physical punishment. The current bill talks about physical punishment. The Criminal Code certainly has a lot of provisions to deal with physical punishment. Can my colleague draw the line between physical punishment and a reasonable measure?
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 12:30:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-58 
Mr. Speaker, I may be mistaken, but I do not think we have talked about Bill C‑58 in the past 15 minutes. Bill C‑58 is an anti-scab bill. Scabs have not been used back home in Quebec since 1977. I am very pleased to see that there is equity between Quebec workers with a Quebec employer and Quebec workers with a Canadian employer. The bill is very sound. I would like my colleague to explain why the Conservatives object to it.
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 12:43:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague why the government waited so long to introduce anti-scab legislation. Quebec passed its law in 1977. Canada has had models for years and has watched Quebec evolve in that regard. First of all, I would like to know why the government waited so long. Second, why call for an 18-month delay before the legislation comes into force? Is it because the government is hoping for a change in government before then?
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 12:55:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is being very insistent. He is saying that this bill must pass, that it is important, that it is crucial and that it will make huge changes. However, why should it pass now, in 2023, when there have been 11 attempts over the past few years? Eleven similar bills have been introduced in the past, mainly by the Bloc Québécois. What is so special about our current situation for this to be so urgent and for the Liberal government to finally believe in it?
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Nov/27/23 1:28:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that Quebec passed anti-scab legislation in 1977. From what I understand, the Conservatives are against passing a similar law in Canada. Can my colleague tell me whether he thinks Quebec made a mistake by passing that law in 1977?
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