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Madam Chair, day in and day out, approximately 8,600 Canada Border Services Agency frontline personnel play a crucial role protecting communities. We committed in the campaign, which I have reiterated a number of times, to hiring 1,000 new CBSA officers. I had a chance to meet some of them, and they do a phenomenal job in protecting our borders.
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Madam Chair, Bill C-21 was brought in to protect the safety and security of Canadians. There are legal gun owners. There are hunters who legitimately hunt. It should not be impacting those individuals.
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Madam Chair, once again, this is something that is before the courts, and I will not be commenting on it.
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Madam Chair, it is perhaps important that members opposite read the bill before asking questions. This is not a—
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Mr. Chair, again, this is a question that should be posed to Minister of Justice.
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Mr. Chair, part of the cost goes towards administration and setting up the program, but on the buyback itself it is $20 million that has been spent.
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Mr. Chair, absolutely not. No school should be shot at, particularly—
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Madam Chair, I have already addressed this issue. The Correctional Service of Canada contributes to the safety of our institutions and communities by ensuring that all inmates are placed in institutions that match their security level. Inmates are classified based on the necessary degree of supervision.
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Mr. Chair, yes, I do, but I do not understand the relevance.
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Madam Chair, not exactly, but it is something that is of serious concern to all Canadians.
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Madam Chair, the bill has been presented. We look forward to a robust discussion on the bill.
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Mr. Chair, we have a well-developed justice system that balances the individual rights of those accused with the collective rights of Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, again, this relates to a border bill that we introduced. We are hoping to get support from friends opposite. This is not about criminal justice reform.
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Mr. Chair, the safety and security of the Jewish community is incredibly important. I know its members have been impacted greatly by a number of world events. My responsibility is to ensure their safety and security in Canada, and that is what I intend to do.
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Mr. Chair, I do not have time to answer this question in a robust way, but I do look forward to having a conversation on this with the member.
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Mr. Chair, on April 28, Canadians gave this government a mandate to do many things, including addressing issues around the criminal justice system, as well as securing the border.
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Mr. Chair, in my three weeks in this portfolio, I have already reached out to a number of individuals from the Jewish community. I look forward to engaging—
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Madam Chair, the government is willing to invest in order to get guns off our streets, guns that legitimately should not be in the hands of individuals. Of course, there are legitimate hunters and farmers and others who have guns. The number he cited is patently false. There is a certain number of weapons that we want to get off—
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Madam Chair, Correctional Service Canada makes these determinations based on the security risk level that it assesses. It is an independent decision that is outside of the scope.
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Mr. Chair, my number one priority since being appointed to this role has been to bring forward Bill C-2.
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Mr. Chair, this is a bill relating to the border. The issues on fentanyl are quite serious. There are a number of provisions in the bill that do address the flow of fentanyl into Canada as well as the precursors.
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Madam Chair, I am not sure if humour is the right form for this very serious conversation.
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Mr. Chair, I have been in this role for three weeks.
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Madam Chair, I indicated that Correctional Service of Canada contributes to the safety of the institutions, and they make these determinations.
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Mr. Chair, my responsibility as the Minister for Public Safety is the security of all Canadians, including Jewish Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, in my role as Minister of Public Safety, it is critically important that Canadians are protected, including Jewish Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, they are restricted, non-restricted and prohibited.
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Mr. Chair, we need to do better on bail. We look forward to bringing forward legislation to that effect.
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Mr. Chair, I have addressed this issue a number of times. I will reiterate that we will be bringing forward reform to our bail system.
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Mr. Chair, we will be making smart criminal justice reforms.
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Mr. Chair, it is $20 million for the first phase of the business buyback. More will be allocated and is allocated towards the individual gun owners.
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Mr. Chair, this is a bill relating to the border. We look forward to bringing bail reform later on this year.
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Madam Chair, we have done consultations on many elements of the bill. We look forward to robust discussions.
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Madam Chair, once again I will repeat that this is not a bail bill; this is a borders bill.
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Mr. Chair, that was obviously taken out of context, but we will be working on bail reform. We look forward to working with the opposition on it.
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Mr. Chair, Bill C-2 is a borders bill and does not include overall criminal justice reform. I want to take this opportunity to welcome the member for Markham—Unionville to the House.
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Mr. Chair, what I can tell the member is that Bill C-21 addresses a number of concerns we have heard from all Canadians, but it is to ensure—
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Mr. Chair, we will be able to provide those operational details to the member in short order.
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Mr. Chair, again, I will be able to provide that information to my colleague at a later date.
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Madam Chair, no, I do not. I do know it is a significant issue that impacts women across this country.
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Mr. Chair, for operational reasons, I probably should not be answering that question.
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Madam Chair, we are investing $1.3 billion to the border. We are committing to 1,000 new RCMP and 1,000 new—
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Mr. Chair, that is a question best posed to the Minister of Justice.
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Mr. Chair, the questions before us today involve Bill C-21, and I will advise the House that—
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Mr. Chair, it is a balancing act. I can assure the member that the rights of victims are crucial for us.
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Madam Chair, intimate partner violence is absolutely important for the government. It is something that the Prime Minister confirmed, and it is something that we as a government will address.
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moved that Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, let me begin by congratulating you on your election as Speaker. I know it is well deserved. In my many years of sitting beside you, I know the wisdom that…
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