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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 7:51:43 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, the lead on this issue is the Minister of Public Safety. I know he is working with provincial and territorial counterparts with pace in his effort to meet that deadline.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/23/24 8:50:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the safety of Canadians is my fundamental priority. I have indicated that I have been briefed on the matter, and I understand that violent crime is up in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 8:51:22 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Chair, the issue of safety is a priority for me, and I hope it is a priority for the members opposite. I am troubled by their opposition to basic premises, such as Bill C-21, which is about reducing the number of handguns in Canadian society and keeping women, like the member opposite—
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Mr. Jamil Jivani
  • May/23/24 9:02:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the justice minister aware of the community safety alert issued by the Durham Regional Police on May 10 concerning a high-risk sex offender?
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/23/24 9:36:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I would say to the member opposite is that as a person who is concerned with the safety of Canadians, obviously I share his concern. When I outlined earlier the fact that, when dealing with bail, we need to look at flight risk, maintaining confidence in the administration of justice, and protection of the safety of the public, one would genuinely question whether the decisions being rendered by a justice of the peace or a local provincial court justice are accurate in that regard. There is recourse for reviewing a bail decision, and I would urge the residents of Victoria to pursue that recourse.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Mr. Martin Champoux
  • May/23/24 10:03:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we agree on the urgent need to act on online safety. The problem is out there and it is urgent. It affects all groups. How does the minister think the digital platforms and digital giants, which control social media, will react to a piece of legislation that they, and probably our Conservative colleagues too, believe will further hamper freedom of expression as they see it?
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 10:21:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-63 
Mr. Speaker, I have a few responses. First of all, Bill C-63 contemplates a responsibility to file a digital safety plan with the new commissioner to indicate how one is going to moderate risk for one's users, and lastly, to be vetted against that moderation and to be subject to penalties or orders by the digital safety commissioner. It also contemplates the idea that the digital safety commissioner could green-light researchers at universities around the country to get access to some of the inner workings of the platforms. This has been hailed by people like Frances Haugen, the famous Facebook whistle-blower, as internationally leading legislation on promoting some of the transparency the member opposite is seeking, which I seek as well.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 10:35:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my job is to be addressing the safety of Canadians and that is—
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/23/24 11:02:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what evidence does the minister have in terms of public safety concerns linked to simple drug possession?
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