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House Hansard - 316

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 23, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:25:04 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I visit courthouses regularly in my functions as minister.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:25:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, during those visits to the courthouses, when was the last time the minister spent the day in bail court?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:25:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the important thing for me as minister is ensure that bail reform is being undertaken. That is—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/23/24 8:25:23 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:25:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how about he just confirms that the answer is zero?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:25:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member opposite is clearly not listening. I indicated that I go to courthouses around the country.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:25:39 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how far is the closest courthouse to Parliament Hill?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:25:45 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the important piece about bail is ensuring that we are making bail changes to ensure that serious violent repeat offenders—
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:25:52 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have the same question. How far is the nearest courthouse to Parliament Hill?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:25:59 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I believe the nearest courthouse to Parliament Hill is the one on Elgin, opposite the Lord Elgin.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:26:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has he attempted to visit that courthouse, which is 950 metres away, to observe bail hearings?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:26:14 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the closest courthouse to Parliament Hill is actually the Supreme Court.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:26:19 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has he visited any courthouse here in Ottawa to observe the broken bail system that he and his Liberals have caused? Yes or no.
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:26:28 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-48 
Madam Chair, bail reform is critical, and that is why we passed Bill C-48. That is why we are always looking to protect Canadians from serious violent repeat offenders. An hon. member: Oh, oh!
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/23/24 8:26:38 p.m.
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Order. I am going to stop the clock for a second. I want to remind members that they have opportunities to ask questions. They have picked who will be asking the questions. I would ask them to allow their members to ask questions without disruption. The hon. member.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:26:54 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what is the closest courthouse to the minister's constituency office?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:26:59 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the closest courthouses to my constituency office are probably the ones in downtown Toronto.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:27:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is perhaps about six kilometres away, a short drive. Has he visited either of those to observe bail hearings?
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Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:27:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I visit courthouses in my role as Minister of Justice, and I am seized with the issue of bail reform.
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Mr. Frank Caputo
  • May/23/24 8:27:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have the same question. Has the minister visited courthouses to observe bail hearings? Yes or no.
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