Bill C-14

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…s run away. Now, the same government that weakened the guardrails of our justice system claims that Bill C-14 will fix everything. Bill C-14 is not a solution, not a complete solution. It is a hollow echo of the Conservative proposal, a half measure drafted by a government that still refuses to acknowledge t…

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…, the member talked about violent crime, as well as the retail crime that happened at a jeweller's. Bill C-14 would address these exact issues so that these types of criminals who are committing organized retail crime do not get back out on the streets. It would also address home invasions, auto theft and vi…

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… my introduction. First, let us consider the broader context. The Liberal government is introducing Bill C-14 to make it harder to get bail. The bill is a political response to high-profile cases involving violent repeat offenders, including certain inmates released in Manitoba. As we know, there are even pl…

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… Canada or, more accurately, the lack of public safety in our country under the Liberal government. Bill C-14 is another classic miss by the Liberals. Right now, we should be strengthening Canada's bail laws and protecting law-abiding citizens. We should be making the public safer and keeping criminals in ja…

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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-14 would not repeal Bill C-75, which brought in the principle of restraint. I am even more concerned that it took the Liberals six years to learn that there is a crime wave happening in Canada. The prin…

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… the status of women committee, and we heard testimony yesterday that the reverse onus provision in Bill C-14 would not work. As long as people come with a plan, the judges tend to send them back out on bail. Could the member comment on a stronger measure that she would like to see in this bill?

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…n Bill C-5, which took away the mandatory minimum sentences brought in under the Harper government. Bill C-14 fails to do two main things. There is only a partial reversal for house arrest eligibility, and it would not reinstate mandatory minimums. This bill fails to make real sentencing reform and would put…

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Mr. Speaker, that was an excellent speech. The real problem with Bill C-14 is that it does not remove the principle of the least restrictive punishment at the earliest possible opportunity. That is the problem, and it is the reason this bill is not going to fix crime. Would…

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…on and inaction have been the Liberal approach for the better part of a decade. However, bills like Bill C-14 prove that determined and principled opposition can be effective in spurring change. This bill is a rare Liberal admission that the Liberals' criminal justice reforms have failed. While it is a step …

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…nally accepted the reality that the rights of survivors are more important than those of criminals. Bill C-14 would expand reverse onus bail rules for certain violent and weapons-related offences and would ask judges to more intently consider community safety and an offender's history, but it would still kee…