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Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada

Hon. Arif Virani

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada
  • Liberal
  • Parkdale—High Park
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $120,537.19

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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
Hon. Arif Virani
  • May/23/24 9:54:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer to that is an absolute and resounding no. The investments made were at one third of the level of investments that we are making in indigenous communities and with rights holders around this country. We have empowered national indigenous organizations. We have created permanent bilateral mechanisms. We launched the missing and murdered indigenous women's inquiry. We are responding to calls to action under the TRC and calls for justice under the MMIWG. My office has created a special interlocutor to look at the unmarked graves and how to address that pressing issue. The work continues apace. The work will take time. It will take many generations to resolve. However, we are on a path forward that is much more demonstrably palpable in terms of our willingness to collaborate, work in partnership with and, indeed, co-develop legislation with indigenous peoples. That is a hallmark of the way we need to work on the go-forward. That is a hallmark of our government. We will continue on that path, despite sometimes facing considerable opposition by the official opposition.
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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
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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Context: House Hansard - 316 - May/23/24
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 - 286 - Feb/27/24
Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)
  • Feb/27/24 3:14:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-48 
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question. Domestic violence and intimate partner violence is a top priority on this side of the House. We addressed this issue twice, in Bill C‑75 and in Bill C‑48 with respect to bail conditions for persons charged with or involved in this type of crime. We will always fight domestic violence and protect women and men across Canada.
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