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House Hansard - 316

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 23, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • May/23/24 7:10:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, how many cars were stolen in Canada in 2015?
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Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/23/24 7:10:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I can indicate is that auto theft is on the rise in Canada right now.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:10:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister know the number of cars stolen in 2015?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:10:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware that auto theft is on the rise in Canada as we speak.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:10:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will give him one more opportunity. Does he know the number of cars stolen in 2015? It is not a difficult question.
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:10:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware that car theft is on the rise in Canada. That is why we are taking aggressive steps to address it, including in the fall economic statement, including in the budget and including in the national action plan to deal with auto theft, which was announced on Monday.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:11:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for those watching at home who see that the minister does not want to answer questions, I will answer it for him. It is 78,849. Now, does the minister know how many cars were stolen in 2022?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:11:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the number I am being provided with from officials is 105,673.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:11:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he does have answers to these questions. Can the minister tell us what percentage increase in car theft has taken place between 2015 and 2022?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:11:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sure the member for Thornhill has a calculator and can do that calculation.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:11:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will ask the minister again for a non-condescending answer.
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:11:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware that car thefts have gone up, and the number of car thefts in Canada in 2022 is 105,673 vehicles. If the member is committed to combatting auto theft, what I would put to her is that she should get behind the fall economic statement and budget 2024, which deal with auto theft initiatives.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:12:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is 34.1%, and I am sure the Minister of Justice also can find a calculator. Can he tell us the percentage increase in car thefts from 2015 to 2022 in the province of Ontario, his province and mine?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:12:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that the number of car thefts is up in various provinces around the country. I do not have the statistics for Ontario.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:12:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is 122.5% in Ontario. How about just in Toronto?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:13:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am in contact with law enforcement in Toronto, including the TPS, and they have advised me that car thefts are up. I do not have the specific quantum. What I can reflect to the member opposite is that we are taking aggressive steps to deal with car theft in Toronto and throughout the country.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:13:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if he was in contact with law enforcement or if he read the newspaper, then he would know that it is 300%. How many cars have been stolen from the Minister of Justice?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:13:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have never had my personal car stolen.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/23/24 7:13:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is very clever. How many cars were stolen from the former minister of justice before the current minister?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 7:13:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware that the previous minister's car, which was provided to him in his capacity as minister, was taken from him twice.
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