Bill C-21

Private Members' Business

…y cannot eat the proper food. I know that my friend, the MP for Vancouver Kingsway, has put forward Bill C-212, an act to develop a national school food program for children. This is absolutely important. We know that too many children go to school hungry. We need to make sure that we are supporting those ch…

Oral Questions

… doing. Last week, I was very proud to see that members of our caucus had put forward amendments to Bill C-21 that would strengthen the national ban that the government put into place on AR-15 style firearms, which have absolutely no legitimate recreational purpose in any of our communities. It is only the C…

Oral Questions

…vatives are trying to stoke fear. If my colleague had actually read the amendments that are part of Bill C-21, he would have seen that we included a non-derogation clause specifically for indigenous persons, but he did not read them. Instead, the Conservatives are just filibustering. They are about their rec…

Oral Questions

…ne of the mass casualty commission's recommendations directly reflects the Liberal ban on firearms, Bill C-21. This bill would add firearms without consultation, and even use this tragedy to its advantage. The opposition was fierce; however, a revamped version has reared its ugly head. What we know clearly i…

Government Orders

… are not really talking a lot about that even when we have a clear demand for bail reform. However, Bill C-21, going after lawful firearms owners, is the priority. I will remind folks as well that when the Liberals first brought forward these amendments, they did so in a very sneaky way, in November, before …

Government Orders

…n the motion before the House and speak about the importance not only of this motion but of passing Bill C-21 in a timely manner. Last week, we introduced a number of important amendments that reflected conversations had across this country with Canadians and indigenous peoples. I will acknowledge that we ne…

Government Orders

…d like to share the context of where we were, where we are now, where we can go with the passage of Bill C-21, and why it is important to expand the scope of the bill and pass it in a timely matter. In 2019, Bill C-71, an act to amend certain acts and regulations in relation to firearms, received royal assen…

Government Orders

moved: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), be disposed of as follows: (a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Secu…

Government Orders

…, I would encourage the hon. member to read the bill, because there are two provisions in the bill, Bill C-21, that would increase the penalties for firearms crimes from 10 years to 14 years. It is ludicrous to say that the government is trying to ban all firearms. In fact, we took the time to ensure what we…

Government Orders

… absolutely correct. We have two important bills waiting, but we cannot get to them until we finish Bill C-21.