Bill C-14

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Mr. Speaker, I also have good news today. Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing reform act, after months of Conservative obstruction, is finally making its way through. Premiers, mayors and law enforcement from across the country have called on Parliamen…

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The House resumed consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No…

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…e study. Due to the Conservatives' filibuster, in part, of Bill C-9, it was a way forward to get to Bill C-14. Does the Conservative member think that having only two sittings to hear from witnesses is enough for such a substantial bill?

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… last number of months, we have seen a series of bills that deal with making our communities safer. Bill C-14, which we are debating today, should have passed at the end of 2025. It did not pass because of the filibustering of the Conservative Party of Canada. There is a series of legislative bills that need…

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… received from the member for Terra Nova—The Peninsulas when I asked him how we came to be debating Bill C-14 at the report stage today. As mentioned, there has been a lot of talk about Bill C-9 in committee but, unfortunately, nothing has come of it because the Bloc Québécois proposed an amendment that soug…

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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I am pleased to see that Bill C-14 is before the House. In fact, I argued back in December that there was no reason Bill C-14 should not pass the House of Commons and the Senate before the end of the year. In the last election, the Pr…

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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-14 would not erode any mandatory minimums. This is an issue that has been litigated. In our democracy, we have independent institutions such as our judiciary, the Supreme Court, which has forced this Pa…

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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saint-Jean, a riding that borders mine. Bill C-14 needs to do three things. It needs to protect Canadian communities and protect victims, which it does. It also needs to protect the independence and impartiality of judges, which it does. The third t…

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…se whatsoever. Bill C-9 first went to the justice committee. Therefore, it was under consideration. Bill C-14 came after, and because of the filibuster on Bill C-9, that delayed C-14. Is that not correct?

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The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), as reported (with amendments) from the committee.