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Mr. Speaker, I am so glad the minister clarified that there is a mandatory minimum penalty for robbing somebody with a restricted or prohibited firearm. Does the minister think that this is what goes through somebody's head? “I am going to go commit a robbery of that 7-Eleven. Wait a minute. This is a restricted or prohibited firearm. Hold off. I am not doing it.” Does the minister think that is w…
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Mr. Speaker, if there are drive-by shootings with no mandatory minimum penalty, are you okay with that?
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Madam Chair, what is the closest courthouse to the minister's constituency office?
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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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Madam Chair, I have the same question. Has the minister visited courthouses to observe bail hearings, yes or no?
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Madam Chair, what is it like to be the Minister of Justice and not know what is happening on the ground at bail court?
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Madam Chair, I am not talking about bail reform. I am talking about what happens in the day-to-day courts, not in the ivory towers, but on the ground. What is it like to be in charge of that and not even go to see whether it is working?
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Madam Chair, if he wants to co-operate with Canadians, he will learn what is happening on the ground. Why has the minister not gone to bail courts?
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Mr. Speaker, does he have a King's Counsel designation, yes or no?
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Madam Chair, when was the last time the minister observed a bail hearing?
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Mr. Speaker, does the Minister of Justice and Attorney General have a King's Counsel designation?
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Mr. Speaker, there are people in my riding who are public officials, so I am not sure that really has any weight. Does the Minister of Justice and Attorney General have a King's Counsel designation?
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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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Madam Chair, I have the same question.
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Madam Chair, when was the last time the minister descended from the proverbial ivory tower and attended a bail hearing?
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would invite you to speak with the table officers, but my understanding is that when we are in committee of the whole, answers are to be balanced proportionately to the time that is provided in the question. I wrote down the times, and in one case, by my rough calculation, and this is by no means scientific, there was actually a 14-second disparity. I wou…
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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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Madam Chair, when was the last time the minister visited bail court?
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I have the same question. When was the last time you went to bail court?
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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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Madam Chair, how about he just confirms that the answer is zero?
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Madam Chair, how far is the closest courthouse to Parliament Hill?
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Madam Chair, I have the same question. How far is the nearest courthouse to Parliament Hill?
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister have a King's Counsel designation, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister have a King's Counsel designation, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, I will presume the minister does have a King's Counsel designation. Did he give one to himself?
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Mr. Speaker, will the minister just answer the question? Does he have a King's Counsel designation?
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Mr. Speaker, would Constable Pierzchala's alleged killer have been detained on the bail law that the minister has lauded so many times today?
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Mr. Speaker, without the minister looking at his cheat sheets, what are the tertiary grounds of detention?
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Mr. Speaker, does the Minister of Justice have a King's Counsel designation, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, what was the minimum sentence for robbery with a firearm prior to Bill C-5?
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Mr. Speaker, did Bill C-5 eliminate the non-restricted mandatory minimum penalty, yes or no?
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Madam Chair, when was the last time the minister attended a sentencing?
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Madam Chair, I ask the same question.
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Madam Chair, when was the last time the minister attended a sentencing?
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Madam Chair, as the top legal official in this country, as Attorney General and Minister of Justice, does the minister not think he should attend a sentencing just once in a while?
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Mr. Speaker, I understand that sometimes the rhetoric and hyperbole can go a little bit awry here, but at the end of the day, the parliamentary secretary is suggesting something very serious when he says that the member for Carleton met with people from an organization that has espoused hateful language and—
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. It is interesting to hear my hon. colleague speak, because even during question period today, his leader rose and talked about greedy CEOs. He got quite a reaction, because it is fairly well known that, despite the fact that the NDP leader constantly speaks about Loblaw and the connections that he ma…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, I typically say, but on this occasion I rise with the difficult task of pointing out just what this member has done. He has spoken about a far-right group, and I am reading from a Global News story that talked about sexually assaulting the spouse of a member of the House. The member across the way …
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. I always enjoy listening to my colleague speak. I have learned a lot from him. He is actually the person who went through every line of the budget one year, did some addition and realized that the government had gotten its own numbers wrong. If only the government were as scrupulous as its critics wi…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. It really is a pleasure. I always joke that I am not sure how a kid from North Kamloops ended up in the House of Commons, but here I am. Before I begin, I want to recognize some people from my riding. The first is Bruce Barrett. Mr. Barrett, as I called him, was my art teacher at Westsyde Secondary…
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Mr. Speaker, the member talks about criticism; I will criticize that member. I rose in questions and answers and pointed out to him something that was disgusting; a disgusting fringe group of individuals said something awful about a member. If the Liberals want to heckle me, they can go right ahead. If they want to talk about sexual assault of the spouse of a member of the House and then equate th…
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Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to fund so many different things. I do not know if my colleague heard what I spoke about right at the beginning, perhaps she came in late, with respect to receiving the information from my dentist that this is not as advertised. This is something that, in my view, is completely and overly bureaucratic and does not accomplish what it sets out to do. It would be wonderf…
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Mr. Speaker, a dangerous sexual offender was in medium security. He needed hospitalization, so he should have been escorted under guard. However, authorities did not want to pay for him to be guarded. According to the Toronto Sun, his security was changed from medium to minimum, and he received permission to be temporarily absent from jail. This person is reportedly under court order, upon release…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. In this case, It is in support of a petition that implores the House, in brief, to pass Bill S-210 from the Senate, the protecting young persons from exposure to pornography act. Those who have studied and are aware of this bill know this is in regard to age verification to access pornography.
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, and today I am doing so with respect to a petition to reverse religious discriminatory practices and allow chaplains to pray for fallen soldiers during Remembrance Day. This is obviously in relation to the Department of National Defence's recent changes that essentially make Remembrance Day ceremonie…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister is not worth the crime, chaos, cost or disorder. Sixty-six people died, on average, while we waited for the Prime Minister to make a decision on B.C.'s request. The government dithered and people died. The government did not even go as far as it could have in getting rid of its aggressive, radical and wacko legalization of hard drugs. W…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. It is especially a pleasure to rise when we are speaking to a bill that is on a subject I am very passionate about. I have spoken before in this House about things I said when I was on the doorstep, in my time, dealing with Internet exploitation of children. That was something I devoted a number of…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. Before I begin my intervention, I want to recognize the life of Albert “Bert” Malfair. He was a father to a young woman I went to school with. He bravely served the RCMP to the point where he was chasing robbery suspects and was ultimately disabled from that in 1984. We are grateful for him. He recen…
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With regard to Correctional Services Canada and the La Macaza Institution: (a) what is the last known date the ice rink at the institution was (i) operational, (ii) skated on by inmates; and (b) what is the last known date the tennis court at the institution was (i) operational, (ii) used by inmates?
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