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House Hansard - 316

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 23, 2024 10:00AM
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Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/23/24 8:19:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I will be sharing my time with the members for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo and Calgary Forest Lawn. The port of Montreal is the export hub for most stolen vehicles. According to the RCMP commissioner, “vehicle theft is reaching concerning volumes with a level of violence never seen in Canada”. The main reasons for that are the Prime Minister's incompetence and inability to take action to prevent auto theft My question is this: How many violent car thieves have been given the maximum prison sentence by a court in 2024?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:20:43 p.m.
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Madam Chair, those who resort to violence when stealing a vehicle will be subject to harsher sentences thanks to the changes that we—
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:21:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the legislative changes we are making target those who use violence. This member has already said that he opposes changing the penalty for people who use violence—
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Ms. Michelle Ferreri
  • May/23/24 8:52:08 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it was the Minister of Justice for Canada, and he actually said that on July 31, 2023. How many Ontario municipalities have declared intimate partner violence an epidemic?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:52:24 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have declared intimate partner violence an epidemic, and I was quite clear in doing so in response to the Renfrew County inquest.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Ms. Michelle Ferreri
  • May/23/24 8:52:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how many Ontario municipalities have declared intimate partner violence an epidemic?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:52:40 p.m.
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Madam Chair, intimate partner violence is a critical crisis situation. It is an epidemic not just in Ontario, but also around the country. That is why we are targeting it through measures that relate to—
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:53:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am encouraged by the member's passion for addressing domestic violence; it's got to be a passionate priority for all of us. I am discouraged by the fact that when we introduced legislation that would have things like a red flag law to take a gun away from an abusive spouse, the member voted against it.
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:53:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the weapons that are being used in terms of violence against women include guns. That is what we have heard at committee. That is why we implemented legislation to freeze handgun sales and to regulate the fact that red flag laws—
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
Mr. Speaker, I would be very open to looking at what is transpiring in California. Centring victims at the heart of our criminal justice strategy is important, and we have been attempting to do that with respect to victims of hatred, through the online hate bill; victims of child sex predation, through Bill C-63; victims of intimate partner violence, through our changes to the bail regime, not once but twice, through Bill C-48 and Bill C-75; and fundamentally, victims of gun violence in this country, through bills like Bill C-21, which would put a freeze on handgun sales and ensure tougher penalties with respect to things like gun trafficking. These are important provisions, but I am definitely willing to entertain suggestions about what California is doing and look at whether the model could be brought over.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 10:28:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think the better question would be on how much not addressing gun violence would cost Canadians in terms of their mental health and their physical health.
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