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Mr. Chair, we look forward to working with our provincial and territorial counterparts to ensure that there are no hard drugs available within their respective jurisdictions.
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Mr. Chair, I look forward to bringing it forward and will be consulting my friend on the appointment itself.
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Mr. Chair, I believe that is more of a comment.
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Mr. Chair, those that are scheduled to be bought back will be removed. I cannot tell the member the specific ones, but they are in the schedule.
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No, Mr. Chair. It happened as part of a request by the British Columbia government for a short period of time.
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Mr. Chair, can the member repeat that question?
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Madam Chair, I had a chance to meet with the CBSA union. I had a really good conversation with its members. There are about 10,000 frontline officers who currently secure our border, including the RCMP and the CBSA. Our commitment is to add 1,000 RCMP and 1,000 CBSA officers so that our border could be strengthened with those resources.
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Madam Chair, the number of border service officer graduates from the Canada Border Services Agency has continuously increased over the years since 2016, with the exception of 2020 due to COVID. We look forward to hiring and training the 1,000 CBSA officers over the next couple of years.
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Madam Chair, this is not a bail reform bill. This is a bill on borders.
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Mr. Chair, I will be able to get back to my colleague.
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Mr. Chair, the anticipation is about 179,000.
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Mr. Chair, it is my third week on the job. No, I have not.
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Madam Chair, this is not a bail bill. It is a border bill. I would be more than glad to go through the bill with the member opposite.
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Mr. Chair, is the member accusing me of misleading? I do not think he is, but no, I am giving numbers that are accurate.
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Mr. Chair, we are looking at options.
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Mr. Speaker, first, I want to acknowledge my critic opposite. I have worked with him before at committee, and I look forward to working with him in this role. Let me be very clear. We will be bringing forward criminal justice legislation in due course. This is the first bill that our government has introduced, which is to ensure that we have a safer border and safer streets. With respect to change…
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Mr. Chair, the total amount budgeted is $597.9 million over three years.
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Mr. Chair, I have contextualized that answer.
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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, this is not about law-abiding gun owners.
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Madam Chair, in terms of legislation that has gone through the House, it was the will of Parliament, where those decisions have been made. Anything outside of that is not within my scope.
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Mr. Chair, yes, I do, but I do not understand the relevance.
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Mr. Chair, let me take a moment to congratulate my colleague for being here. It will be in October.
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Mr. Chair, with an investment of $1.3 billion we are making toward the border, we will have 1,000 CBSA and 1,000 new RCMP officers to secure the border.
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Mr. Chair, fentanyl and other opioids impact communities across Canada, and my sympathies go to the people of Campbell River. We do need to ensure that there are strict penalties for those who commit these crimes.
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Mr. Chair, it ought to be quite different for victims. I know there are mental health supports, supports with counsel and supports that are embedded when someone goes through trial. They are unique to survivors and victims and are quite separate from someone who is incarcerated.
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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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Mr. Chair, for operational reasons, I probably should not be answering that question.
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Mr. Chair, unfortunately, I did not write them down, so I cannot recall exactly what those were.
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Mr. Chair, I am familiar with instances, yes.
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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, that is a matter that should be dealt with by the parole board.
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Mr. Chair, I have not in the last three weeks in this portfolio.
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Madam Chair, Correctional Service Canada makes those determinations.
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Mr. Chair, it is essential that we support survivors who are victims of violence and who are impacted by the criminal justice system.
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Mr. Chair, a lot of this is undertaken by the provinces. If we look at the work of CSC, it is done—
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Mr. Chair, I am sorry to hear that she is impacted by this.
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Madam Chair, this is something Canadians asked for in the election.
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Mr. Chair, I am open to having conversations on what that could look like.
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Mr. Speaker, I look forward to having a longer discussion with my friend opposite. We were elected on April 30. The Prime Minister had a mandate to ensure that we address the border issues. As a first act of Parliament, we brought in this legislation, and we are looking for support from all parties to get this bill through the House.
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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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