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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, we look forward to working toward enhancing bail.
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Mr. Chair, it is a border bill, not a bail bill.
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Mr. Chair, I cannot speak for former minister Virani, but I can say that the police chief of the city of Toronto has indicated that auto thefts are down by 39%, home invasions by 42%, homicides by 67% and shootings by 46%. I confirmed with him—
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Mr. Chair, Bill C-48 was a result of consultations and engagements we had with the provinces and territories. We will continue to do those engagements and bring forward the appropriate—
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Mr. Chair, former minister Lametti is an outstanding Canadian of true integrity. He is an academic, and his stature is beyond reproach in this Parliament.
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Mr. Chair, [Technical difficulty—Editor].
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Mr. Chair, in the three weeks since I was appointed, no.
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Mr. Chair, while not recently, I have attended many bail hearings.
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Mr. Chair, no, it is not correct. I did a fair amount of criminal work as well.
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Mr. Chair, as I have indicated earlier, this is not a bail reform bill. It is a border bill.
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Mr. Chair, we look forward to bringing changes to the bail program, or bail reform. Of course, this is something that involves not just the federal government but also the provincial governments and municipalities as well.
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Mr. Chair, I am open to having conversations on what that could look like.
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Mr. Chair, the investments we are making relate specifically to the program of buyback, and that is not going directly to anything other than the buyback program.
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Mr. Chair, the bill is not looking specifically at scanning. It is a much broader bill—
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Mr. Chair, we will be able to provide that information to my colleague.
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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, there have been a number of seizures of firearms in different operations. There was Operation Blizzard, which was completed recently. There was an earlier seizure of a number of firearms. I do not have the exact number, but in terms of—
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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, 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, this is not about law-abiding gun owners.
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Mr. Chair, I intend to work closely with the Jewish community, as well as all communities impacted by hate but particularly the Jewish community, in order to ensure that—
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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, 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, they are restricted, non-restricted and prohibited.
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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, the member is against any form of gun control, yet he talks about the safety of Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, I have contextualized that answer.
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Mr. Chair, it is my third week on the job. No, I have not.
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Mr. Speaker, the fentanyl crisis has impacted communities across Canada and across North America. We are accelerating the work to crack down on and dismantle the fentanyl trade and the organized crime groups that profit from it. That is why we listed seven cartels as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. I am working closely with Kevin Brosseau, Canada's fentanyl czar, at home and abroad, to…
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Mr. Speaker, our plan to keep communities safe will keep drugs, guns and criminals off our streets. The first bill that should be debated tomorrow will be the borders bill. We are expecting the Conservative Party to support it in order for us to keep fentanyl and guns off our streets and make sure that illicit fundraising is curtailed, as well as to ensure that our communities are safer. If they w…
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Mr. Speaker, I am deeply saddened by the news coming out of the city of Toronto this morning. The gun violence is unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. We are partnering with police services across the country to fight organized crime and disrupt firearm smuggling and trafficking operations. The strong borders act, introduced in the House yesterday, includes provisions to crack…
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Mr. Speaker, this afternoon we introduced a new bill in order to ensure the safety and security of our borders. I invite my friend opposite, as well as the Conservative Party, to support the bill. The bill would ensure the safety and security of Canadians on our streets. It would cut the flow of fentanyl and ensure that guns are off the streets, as well as making sure that money laundering is addr…
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Mr. Speaker, the strong borders act that I introduced this morning would ensure that our borders are stronger and that Canadians are safe. Strong borders mean safer streets. Canada's new government is cracking down on fentanyl, guns, auto theft, money laundering, irregular migration and organized crime. We will be there to protect Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me thank the hon. member for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma for his hard work. Of course, I too want to wish Lisa a happy anniversary. The member knows that a strong border means increased security and prosperity. The strong borders act will combat organized crime, protect the integrity of our immigration system, equip law enforcement with the tools it needs and, yes, stren…
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Mr. Speaker, I will just say at the outset that the numbers that are cited are completely out of whack. They are being miscited here. For the record, we introduced the safer borders act this morning. This is a very strong measure to ensure that our borders are safer. That was in order to combat organized crime, to protect the integrity of our immigration system, to equip law enforcement with the t…
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moved for leave to introduce 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. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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Mr. Speaker, fentanyl has impacted every single community in North America. We see the impacts of fentanyl. Its use has killed so many young people. That is why we listed seven cartels as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. I am working closely with Kevin Brosseau, Canada's fentanyl czar at home and abroad, to put a laser-sharp focus on dismantling fentanyl rings. We will put those who pro…
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Mr. Speaker, our plan to keep communities safe will keep drugs, guns and criminals off our streets. We are committed to hiring 1,000 more CBSA officers and 1,000 more RCMP officers to secure our border and help keep our streets safe. We are partnering with police services across the country to fight organized crime. We will make it tougher for violent criminals to get bail and will impose stricter…
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Mr. Speaker, the fentanyl crisis has impacted every community, not just in Canada but in all of North America and in many communities around the world. We are accelerating our work to crack down on and dismantle the fentanyl trade and organized crime groups that profit from it. That is why we listed seven cartels as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. I am working closely with Kevin Brosse…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always heartening to hear the opposition clip something that is completely out of context, and unfortunately, the Conservative candidate in my riding did not even show up for the debate. Let me just be clear: Our government was elected on April 28 with a mandate of ensuring that our communities are safe. That is exactly what we will do. We will work with law enforcement. This mo…
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Mr. Speaker, let me begin by congratulating my friend from St. Catharines on his re-election. Our border is strong, and through our border plan, the single largest investment in our border in Canadian history, we are making it even stronger. We have eyes on the border 24-7, with more officers, drones, Black Hawk helicopters and sensors. Our plan is working. Earlier this year, we seized more than 4…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for the question. He brought this to my attention a couple of days ago, and we are looking into the situation. I look forward to responding to him in the next couple of days.
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Mr. Speaker, it is pretty obvious that my friend opposite did not hear the Speech from the Throne, because we have some very significant measures to address issues of security. New threats to our safety are emerging each and every day. Canada's intelligence, security and law enforcement agencies have robust measures in place to monitor and take action to address them. From listing terrorist entiti…
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Mr. Speaker, when we speak about crime, safety and security, it is important that we have the facts right. The case in question is a matter of statutory release, which is in law. I invite my friend, again, to—
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Mr. Speaker, we cannot conflate the issues of statutory release with bail. We will ensure that, as this is a matter before the Correctional Service of Canada, we work with it to ensure that it has the right measures in place. I can assure everyone in this House that this is a matter of law, that it—
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Mr. Speaker, let me first welcome my friend opposite to the House. Fentanyl has torn every community across Canada and North America. It is something that everyone in the House has been impacted by. Liberals are accelerating our work to crack down and dismantle the fentanyl trade and the organized crime that profits from it. That is why we listed seven cartels as terrorist entities under the Crimi…
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Mr. Speaker, I will just take a moment to thank the people of Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park for my fourth consecutive mandate. To my friend opposite, my heart goes out to those who were impacted by the violence in her community just yesterday. I want to assure her, and I want to assure all Canadians, that we will address issues of serious violent offenders seriously. We will make sure that we t…
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