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House Hansard - 276

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • Feb/6/24 2:38:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-59 will do little to combat the problem of organized crime and money laundering in this country, which by the government's own estimate is $133 billion a year, equal to 5% of GDP. The government has ignored numerous reports and protected lawyers from money laundering and terrorist financing law and failed to crack down on Canada's big banks and their funnelling of money laundering and terrorist financing through our financial system. When is the government going to subject lawyers to federal law and start cracking down on our big banks and the gobs of money laundering going through our financial system?
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Mr. Chris Bittle
  • Feb/6/24 5:13:00 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, during my speech I debated the ideas that the hon. member brought forward, but I did not— An hon. member: Oh, oh! Mr. Chris Bittle: He is heckling and trying to shout me down, Madam Speaker. I debated the ideas and questioned the stances he took with respect to policy. I did not question his education in terms of his qualifications as a lawyer or a prosecutor. I personally abide by the rules of professional conduct in the province of Ontario, and I am sure it is very similar in B.C., to not attack other lawyers on the basis of their qualifications. I hope that he will abide by the same thing.
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